At Pearl Harbor on Saturday, the bugle call of taps rang out as it has every Dec. 7, in ceremonies marking the Japanese attack of 1941. But this year, the …
PG&E reaches $13.5 billion settlement with California wildfire victims
The massive settlement will cover claims stemming from some of the deadliest and most destructive fires in the state’s history, including the 2018 Camp Fire and the 2017 Tubbs Fire. …
Boeing knew of problems with wing parts but told FAA planes were safe, agency alleges
The weakened 737 components could result in ‘injury to aircraft occupants and/or preventing continued safe flight and landing,’ the FAA said. The weakened 737 components could result in ‘injury to …
To reach this Canadian island, mail crosses through Maine. Now U.S. agents are opening it.
Campobello Islanders worry Customs and Border Patrol agents could find reasons to ban them at the border. Go to Source Author: By Amanda Coletta
Top Russian diplomat to visit Washington in first visit since 2017 Oval Office controversy, officials say
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is expected to meet Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The White House is mum on a meeting with President Trump. Go to Source Author: By …
Samoan children are dying of measles. So New Zealanders are sending child-size coffins.
Perhaps nothing captures the tragic scale of the epidemic more than the sudden demand for small coffins. Most of the 63 people who have died in the outbreak were younger …
Her son died of an overdose. Now she sends hundreds of cards to parents like her, hoping to ease the stigma.
A Florida mom decided she would not feel shame about her son’s addiction and death. Instead, she tells other grieving parents about him, offers a shoulder to cry on and …
N.C. towns cancel Christmas parades after demands to remove Confederate groups
Confederate groups have marched in parades in Wake Forest and Garner for years, but now the North Carolina towns say they fear “outside agitators” may cause a ruckus. Confederate groups …
Supreme Court will study whether states may require partisan balance for courts
Delaware is the only state with such a requirement in its Constitution. Delaware is the only state with such a requirement in its Constitution. Read full story Author: By Robert …
Ukraine’s president, a political novice, will meet Putin face to face. Is he up to the task?
Volodymyr Zelensky goes into next week’s meeting weakened by President Trump’s suspicions of Ukraine. The stakes: Ending the war that has cost more than 13,000 lives. Go to Source Author: …
Merkel visits Auschwitz for the first time in her 14 years as German chancellor
The visit to the Holocaust site comes just two months after a deadly synagogue shooting in Halle. “This is a story and a history that has to be told time …
Teens in Argentina are leading the charge for a gender-neutral language
Their efforts are at the center of a global debate over gender, amid the growing visibility of non-binary identities and a wave of feminist movements worldwide. Go to Source Author: …
U.S. says Iran may have killed 1,000 protesters
As the Trump administration weighs increasing U.S. military presence in the Mideast, a State Department official said the United States has received video that shows troops firing machine guns mounted …
4 killed in shootout in Florida after robbers hijack UPS truck
The two robbers, a UPS driver and a person in a nearby car were killed in the shooting in Miramar, Fla., an FBI agent told reporters. Police said no officers …
DHS withdraws proposal to require airport facial scans for U.S. citizens
Reports that Customs and Border Protection wanted to expand airport facial screening to U.S. citizens drew an immediate outcry from privacy advocates and lawmakers, who accused administration officials of reneging …
3 are killed in National Guard helicopter crash in central Minnesota, governor says
The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was on a maintenance test flight from St. Cloud, Minn., when the National Guard lost contact with the aircraft, officials said. The UH-60 Black Hawk …
Unions protesting pension changes disrupt transport, shutter schools with crippling strikes in France
The Eiffel Tower was closed, hospitals were left understaffed, trains and flights were cancelled, and many daily activities in Paris ground to a halt as thousands took to the streets …
Apples, beer and pajamas: Turkish goods face boycott in northeastern Syria
Following Turkey’s incursion into Kurdish-held northeastern Syria, residents who chose to boycott Turkish imports discovered how reliant the area is on them. Go to Source Author: By Liz Sly, Sarah …
As measles hits Samoa, officials tell unvaccinated people to mark homes with red flags
Facing an outbreak that has killed 60 people amid low vaccination rates, the nation has turned to a disease-control tactic that goes back centuries. Go to Source Author: By Hannah …
World leaders have long mocked each other. With Trump, they mean it.
Private ridicule comes with the territory, but for the current U.S. president, it’s a particularly bitter pill. Go to Source Author: By Adam Taylor