PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The U.S. and Mexican governments are close to signing a landmark Colorado River deal that will establish rules for sharing water over the next decade and lay out cooperative efforts intended to head off severe shortages. … Read More
(CNN) An outbreak of hepatitis A has sickened 421 people and killed 16 in San Diego County between November and September, officials say. Additionally, 292 of the 421 have been hospitalized as a result of the viral infection, which causes … Read More
Russia today began major joint military exercises with Belarus along the European Union’s eastern flank — a show of strength that has rattled nervous NATO members. Russia today began major joint military exercises with Belarus along the European Union’s eastern … Read More
WASHINGTON — North Korea on Friday fired a ballistic missile that flew over Japanese airspace before crashing into the Pacific Ocean, South Korean and U.S. military officials said. The ballistic missile was launched at 6:57 a.m. Friday Seoul time (5:57 … Read More
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Florida residents struggling to put their lives back together in Hurricane Irma’s wake fell victim to new hazards, including oppressive heat, brush-clearing accidents, house fires and deadly fumes from generators. Five residents of a Hollywood nursing home … Read More
INTRODUCTION – WIND IN OUR SAILS Mr President, Honourable Members of the European Parliament, When I stood before you this time last year, I had a somewhat easier speech to give. It was plain for all to see that our … Read More
GERMANY will do anything to stop Britain’s hard Brexit from the European Union – and a new study has revealed the reason why. Brexit is already damaging Germany’s trade with the UK and it is set to get worse, according … Read More
Israel sent a clear message to the Trump Administration that it will not hesitate to again attack neighboring Syria if forces embroiled in a bloody civil war there cross two red lines. Speaking at a pre-Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) … Read More
Efforts to contain a cholera outbreak that has struck more than 1,000 people in refugee camps in northeast Nigeria are being hampered because people are failing to report suspected cases to authorities, a UN official says. Health officials in Borno, … Read More
The communiques out of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations were exultant on Monday. They lauded the unanimous passage in the Security Council of the “strongest sanctions ever imposed” on North Korea for its nuclear weapons program. Among other … Read More