CHERRY HILL, New Jersey (AP):Resistance to the Republican tax overhaul comes with an ideological twist for some Democratic state officials: They've styled themselves as champions of the working class but are pushing hard for measures that would...
NEW YORK (AP):In 1960, black students staged sit-ins that forced Woolworth's to desegregate its lunch counters, and other stores and restaurants followed suit. In 1986, General Motors, Coca-Cola and dozens of other US corporations pulled out of...
Immigrants living in the US illegally will not automatically be registered to vote in California come April, despite online stories claiming that's the case.At issue is a California law taking effect in April that will automatically register people...
LONDON (AP):Prime Minister Theresa May has spoken with US President Donald Trump and expressed "deep concern" about his threatened trade war with the European Union.May's office says she discussed the issue with Trump during a telephone call Sunday....
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP):The Florida Senate agreed to advance a bill that would increase school safety and restrict gun purchases during a rare weekend session that often turned into a debate on gun control and arming teachers in the aftermath of...
VATICAN CITY (AP):The archdiocese of Naples says it has sent the Vatican a 1,200-page dossier, compiled by a male escort, identifying 40 actively gay priests and seminarians in Italy.In a statement on the diocesan website, Cardinal Cresenzio Sepe...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country will “never” extradite any of the 13 Russians indicted by the United States for election-meddling. Putin says Russia “does not extradite its citizens...
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to ease bankers’ concerns after she torpedoed one of their biggest demands for Brexit during a speech on the country’s future relationship with the European Union. The...
JOPLIN, Mo (AP):A southwest Missouri woman whose son fell from a window has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in a felony child abuse case.The Joplin Globe reports that 24-year-old Sarena Taylor pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree child...
WINGATE, NC (AP):North Carolina authorities have charged a man with a shooting death that was captured live on Facebook.According to jail records, 65-year-old Douglas Cleveland Colson was arrested Tuesday on a charge of first-degree murder.Union...
ALBUQUERQUE, NM (AP):Barriers to equality pose threats to democracy in the US as the country remains segregated along racial lines and child poverty worsens, according to study made public yesterday that examines the nation 50 years after the...
JERUSALEM (AP):Jerusalem's mayor yesterday suspended a plan to impose taxes on properties owned by Christian churches, backing away from a move that had enraged religious leaders and led to the closure of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.In a...
CARACAS (AP):A prominent Venezuelan politician appeared to be breaking ranks with the opposition coalition on Tuesday by challenging leader Nicolas Maduro in the upcoming presidential election.A campaign consultant for Henri Falcon said the former...
CZECH REPUBLICPRAGUE (AP)A Slovak investigative reporter and his girlfriend were shot dead in their home in an attack likely linked to his reporting on tax evasion, Slovakia's top police official said yesterday.The bodies of 27-year-old Jan Kuciak...
ITALYROME (AP):The Arctic storm dubbed the 'Beast from the East' saw temperatures across much of Europe fall yesterday to their lowest level this winter and even brought a rare snowstorm to Rome, paralyzing the city and giving its residents the...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP):A confirmed case of dog flu has been reported in Grants Pass.The Daily Courier reports it is Oregon's first confirmed case this winter. Dr. Randy Webster, a Grants Pass veterinarian, says it's highly contagious, and can run...
UNITED STATES CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) :Thousands of people from all walks of life filed slowly past the casket of the Rev. Billy Graham yesterday to pay their final respects to a man who reached millions with his message of salvation through Jesus...
UNITED STATESWASHINGTON (AP) :The Supreme Court yesterday rejected the Trump administration's highly unusual bid to bypass a federals appeals court and get the justices to intervene in the fate of a program that protects hundreds of thousands of...
MAIDUGURI (AP):Nigeria's government acknowledged yesterday that 110 girls remain missing nearly a week after Boko Haram militants attacked their town.Frustrated family members already had compiled a list of missing girls after saying officials were...
BEIJING (AP):China's ruling Communist Party has proposed scrapping term limits for the country's president, the official news agency said Sunday, appearing to lay the groundwork for party leader Xi Jinping to rule as president beyond 2023.The party'...
BEIRUT (AP):Despite a drop in intensity, shelling and bombardment in the Syrian capital and its embattled eastern suburbs killed at least six people yesterday following the United Nation's Security Council's unanimous approval of a resolution...
BERLIN (AP):Chancellor Angela Merkel named an ambitious, young conservative as health minister in Germany's new government, signalling a desire to integrate critics as she embarks on her fourth term.Merkel had pledged to put fresh faces in her...
NEW YORK (AP):The National Rifle Association, and now the State of Florida, faced a growing backlash yesterday as companies cut ties to the gun industry following the latest school massacre, and student survivors called for tourism boycotts of their...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s government acknowledged Sunday that 110 girls remain missing nearly a week after Boko Haram militants attacked their town. Frustrated family members already had compiled a list of missing girls after...
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s main opposition party is poised for a significant policy change that could increase pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May to deliver a “soft” Brexit that maintains some formal economic ties to Europe...
