Puerto Rico Continues to Struggle After Hurricane Maria
Volunteers have been preparing and transporting supplies for those affected by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. (Carlos Giusti/AP) Despite assistance from the U.S. military, the island is still in desperate need after the storm caused mass destruction. Almost two weeks after … Read More
Las Vegas shooting: At least 58 dead, 515 hurt in Mandalay Bay shooting
LAS VEGAS — A gunman perched high on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas Strip casino unleashed a shower of bullets down on an outdoor country music festival below, killing at least 58 people and wounding more than 515 as … Read More
Las Vegas shooting: At least 50 dead, more than 200 injured in massacre
Mass shooting on the Las Vegas strip Gunmen opened fire during open-air concert on the Las Vegas strip A gunman turned a Las Vegas concert into a killing field Sunday night, murdering at least 50 people and injuring more than … Read More
Last Vegas strip shooting: More than 20 dead, 100 injured after gunman opens fire near Mandalay Bay casino
More than 20 people were killed and 100 injured in a horrific shooting near the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas Sunday night, police said. The “nonstop gunfire,” according to one witness, sent bystanders outside the resort on … Read More
N Korea media warns of ‘nuclear clouds’ over Japan
BEIJING North Korea’s official media on Monday decried Japan’s call for pressuring Pyongyang into giving up its nuclear and missile programs, calling its neighbor’s tactic a “suicidal deed” that will bring “nuclear clouds” to the country. A commentary released by … Read More
Trump foreign policy pronouncements split the Republican Party
President Donald Trump stops to talk with reporters and members of the media as he walks from the Oval Office across the South lawn to board Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, Sept 29, 2017. … Read More
Russia giving cover to Iran could doom nuclear deal as Trump considers whether to certify
Some European leaders vow to stand by Iran nuclear deal President Trump slams the agreement at the United Nations, calls it ‘the worst’ As President Donald Trump considers whether to certify to Congress the controversial 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, … Read More
EU looks away as Catalan crisis unfolds
So where the cries of outrage? Where the statements of condemnation, the tweets of shock at the violence meted out on the voters of Catalonia at the hands of the Spanish police? In Europe’s capitals there has been an echoing … Read More
Same-Sex Couples Wed in Germany as Marriage Law Takes Effect
Bode Mende, center right, and Karl Kreile, center left, took their marriage vows in Berlin on Sunday.Credit Odd Andersen/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images BERLIN — Cheers rang out in the City Hall of Berlin’s Schöneberg district on Sunday as two men, … Read More
Sen. Marco Rubio One-on-One in Face the Nation on Puerto Rico Crisis
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Marco Rubio: Response to Hurricane Maria slowed because Puerto Rico distribution infrastructure destroyed
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said the federal government’s response to the devastation in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Maria was slow because the typical method of responding to natural disasters was itself a casualty of the storm. “They responded to … Read More
Netanyahu Blasts ‘Failing European Economies’ During Cabinet Meeting
PM blames career bureaucrats for woes of Europe in order to justify bill that would allow ministers to appoint cronies to carry out their agenda. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has justified a bill that would increase the scope of personal … Read More
A North Korean ship was seized off Egypt with a huge cache of weapons destined for a surprising buyer
North Korean soldiers carrying packs marked with a radioactive symbol take part in a military parade in Pyongyang. North Korea has been selling small arms around the world to bring in the hard currency it needs to survive. (2013 photo … Read More