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Trump replaces Tillerson with Pompeo in dramatic shake-up

Published:Tuesday | March 13, 2018 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):President Donald Trump unceremoniously dumped Secretary of State Rex Tillerson yesterday - by tweet - and picked CIA Director Mike Pompeo to take his place, abruptly ending Tillerson's turbulent tenure as America's top diplomat and...

Ethiopian immigrants call for family unifications

Published:Monday | March 12, 2018 | 12:00 AM

JERUSALEM (AP):Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants demonstrated outside Israel's parliament yesterday, demanding the government fulfill a pledge to bring some 8,000 of their countrymen remaining in Ethiopia to Israel.Israel's government agreed in 2015...

Barbershop study trimmed black men's hair and blood pressure

Published:Monday | March 12, 2018 | 12:00 AM

ORLANDO, Florida (AP):Trim your hair, your beard, your blood pressure? Black men reduced one of their biggest medical risks through a novel project that shows the power of familiar faces and trusted places to improve health.The project had...

Two deadly package bombs in Texas capital linked

Published:Monday | March 12, 2018 | 12:00 AM

AUSTIN, Texas (AP):Investigators believe a package bomb that killed a teenager and wounded a woman in Austin yesterday is linked to a similar bombing that killed a man elsewhere in the city this month, and they're considering whether race was a...

Infant fatally shot during domestic disturbance

Published:Monday | March 12, 2018 | 12:00 AM

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo (AP):Police in the southeast Missouri town of Cape Girardeau are investigating the shooting death of an infant.The child was killed around 2:30 a.m. yesterday during a domestic disturbance.The name and gender of the child have not...

UK leader: Russia highly likely behind ex-spy's poisoning

Published:Monday | March 12, 2018 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP):Britain's prime minister said yesterday that it's "highly likely" that Russia was responsible for poisoning ex-spy Sergei Skripal with a military-grade nerve agent in southwestern England last week.Theresa May said that Russian state...

Scores killed in plane crash

Published:Monday | March 12, 2018 | 12:00 AM

KATHMANDU (AP):A plane carrying 71 people from Bangladesh swerved erratically and flew dangerously low before crashing and erupting in flames as it landed yesterday in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, killing at least 50 people, officials and witnesses...

50 killed as plane veers off Nepal's Kathmandu runway

Published:Monday | March 12, 2018 | 12:00 AM

A plane carrying 71 people from Bangladesh swerved erratically and flew dangerously low before crashing and erupting in flames as it landed Monday in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, killing at least 50 people, officials and witnesses said. A top...

US officials say no added conditions for NKorea

Published:Sunday | March 11, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Trump administration officials say there will be no more conditions imposed on North Korea before a first-ever meeting of the two nation’s leaders beyond the North’s promise not to resume nuclear testing and missile flights, or publicly...

China says no to US trade war, but vows to defend interests

Published:Sunday | March 11, 2018 | 12:00 AM

BEIJING (AP) — China today said it would not initiate a trade war with the United States, but vowed to defend its national interests in the face of growing American protectionism. “There are no winners in a trade war, and it would bring...

UK home secretary: 'Too early' to pin blame in spy case

Published:Saturday | March 10, 2018 | 12:00 AM

LONDON, (AP):British government security officials held an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss the poisoning of a Russian who spied for Britain, as police backed by soldiers continued to search the town where he was attacked with a nerve agent....

'I don't care': Putin on alleged US election interference

Published:Saturday | March 10, 2018 | 12:00 AM

MOSCOW, (AP):Russian President Vladimir Putin says he doesn't care about alleged Russian interference in the US presidential election because the actions weren't connected to his government.In an interview with American broadcaster NBC News that...

Australia to get tariff exemption

Published:Saturday | March 10, 2018 | 12:00 AM

SYDNEY (AP):The United States appears set to grant Australia an exemption from its new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports following discussions between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.Trump last week exempted Canada...

Gun background check system riddled with flaws

Published:Saturday | March 10, 2018 | 12:00 AM

SEATTLE, (AP):Recent mass shootings have spurred the United States Congress to try to improve the nation's gun background check system that has failed on numerous occasions to keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous people.The problem with the...

Mauritius President to resign over financial scandal

Published:Saturday | March 10, 2018 | 12:00 AM

President of Mauritius Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Africa's only female head of state, is to quit over a financial row. She has been accused of using a bank card provided by a charity to make personal purchases worth tens of thousands of dollars. She...

Ultra-Orthodox Jews block Jerusalem road in draft protest

Published:Thursday | March 8, 2018 | 12:00 AM

JERUSALEM (AP):Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked the main entrance to Jerusalem yesterday, bringing traffic to a grinding halt during the evening commute to protest the arrest of members of their community for refusing to register for the...

Aid convoy to Damascus rebel-held suburb postponed

Published:Thursday | March 8, 2018 | 12:00 AM

BEIRUT (AP):A second convoy with desperately needed aid for the besieged rebel-held eastern suburbs of Damascus was postponed yesterday because of the violence and a rapidly evolving situation on the ground, as Syrian government forces effectively...

S. Korea leader sees more obstacles ahead to disarm N. Korea

Published:Thursday | March 8, 2018 | 12:00 AM

SEOUL, (AP):South Korea's president said yesterday that many "critical moments" still lie ahead to end the nuclear crisis despite North Korea's recent outreach to Seoul and Washington.Moon Jae-in spoke before two senior Seoul officials left for the...

Kentucky man who made Molotov cocktails gets 20 years

Published:Thursday | March 8, 2018 | 12:00 AM

BOWLING GREEN, Ky (AP):Prosecutors say a Kentucky man who made five Molotov cocktails to blow up a school has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, without the possibility of parole.US Attorney Russell Coleman says in a statement that 20-year-old...

Teacher accused of inappropriately touching several students

Published:Thursday | March 8, 2018 | 12:00 AM

JERSEY CITY, NJ (AP):Authorities say a New Jersey teacher is accused of inappropriately touching several students.Hudson County prosecutors say Sean Lora is charged with aggravated criminal sexual contact, sexual assault and child endangerment. It...

Top Trump economic adviser leaving the White House

Published:Wednesday | March 7, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Top Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn is leaving the White House after breaking with President Donald Trump on trade policy. Cohn, the director of the National Economic Council, has been the leading internal opponent to Trump's planned tariffs...

Should schools be required to tell parents about bullying?

Published:Monday | March 5, 2018 | 12:00 AM

ALBANY, NY (AP):At least eight states currently have laws requiring that schools notify parents when their child is being bullied or is bullying other kids.But such policies have come under attack from LGBT advocates who argue that schools officials...

Former Russian spy in critical condition

Published:Monday | March 5, 2018 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP):British media reported yesterday that a former Russian spy was in critical condition after coming into contact with an "unknown substance", a case that immediately drew parallels to the poisoning of former Russian agent Alexander...

Cosby charges remain as lawyers fight to limit testimony

Published:Monday | March 5, 2018 | 12:00 AM

NORRISTOWN, Pa (AP):Bill Cosby made his first court appearance of the #MeToo era yesterday as defense lawyers tried without success to get his sexual assault case thrown out, then turned their attention to blocking some of the 80-year-old comedian's...

UN begins aid delivery to rebel-held suburbs of Damascus

Published:Monday | March 5, 2018 | 12:00 AM

BEIRUT (AP):A UN convoy carrying desperately needed food and medicine to besieged civilians entered the war-ravaged eastern suburbs of Damascus yesterday, but aid agencies said that Syrian authorities blocked the delivery of some of the health...

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