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Reuters – The U.S. Navy is leading a 30-nation maritime exercise across Middle Eastern waters which it says will help protect international trade routes against possible threats, including from Islamic State and al Qaeda. The exercise, which is partly being held in the Arabian Gulf, comes as tensions run high between Gulf Arab countries and Iran over its role in the region, including its support for President Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s civil war, for the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — White House hopeful Bernie Sanders extended his winning streak in his bid to pull off a shock and defeat Hillary Clinton, grabbing victory in the Wyoming Democratic caucuses Saturday, US media said. The state — which is overwhelmingly Republican — only awards 14 delegates, meaning Sanders barely puts a dent in Clinton’s more than 200-delegate lead. But it gives the self-described democratic socialist another morale boost, ahead of […]
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, United States (Reuters) – President Barack Obama returned on Thursday (April 7) to the University of Chicago Law School where he once taught to make the case for his U.S. Supreme Court nominee as Senate Republicans harden their opposition to confirming Merrick Garland to the post. Obama said the refusal of Senate Republicans to approve Garland risked destroying the “institutional integrity of the judicial branch.” “If you start getting into a situation in […]
MARQUETTE COUNTY, MICHIGAN, United States (Reuters) – Spring has officially begun, but it still felt like winter in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Thursday (April 7) as residents dug out from under more than a foot of snow. Twelve and a half inches (.3 m) of snow piled up in Marquette County on Wednesday and Thursday, in an area where more than two feet have fallen since April began. The National Weather Service predicted more snow will […]
PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA, United States (Reuters) – Strong thunderstorms moved through parts of Florida and Georgia late on Wednesday night (April 6) and into early Thursday morning (April 7). The National Weather Service said a tornado was confirmed in Pinellas County, in the western part of the Florida peninsula. Strong winds and rain caused damage in Hall County, Georgia, in the north central portion of the state, downing trees and power lines. County officials reported […]
WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA, United States (Reuters) – Wildfires in Oklahoma and Kansas this week have burned thousands of acres, scorched numerous structures and prompted hundreds of people to evacuate their homes, officials said on Wednesday (April 6). Winds packing speeds of up to 50 miles per hour (80 km) caused power lines to arc, sparking fires in four different locations, which then merged into one large fire, according to local media. Aerial video over Woodward county […]
EVENDALE, OHIO, United States (Reuters) – Dramatic video from a body camera on an Ohio police officer caught the moment a homicide suspect was shot last week along Interstate 75 near Cincinnati. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office released the video to Reuters, which appears to show the entire encounter in which Glendale Police patrol officer Joshua Hilling shot a man investigators identified as Javier Pablo Aleman, 46. The 13-minute video shot from Hilling’s point […]
by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Texas Senator Ted Cruz commanded new momentum Wednesday in the race for the White House with a solid Wisconsin primary win, making it harder for frontrunner Donald Trump to clinch the Republican nomination outright. Upstart senator Bernie Sanders also beat frontrunner Hillary Clinton in the Midwestern state, bolstering his claim to be a viable alternative standard-bearer to the former secretary of state and first lady. Sanders has now […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said he spoke with Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Tuesday (April 5) about how the Pentagon should be organised to meet global threats, including from Islamic State. “We’re investing in capabilities that of our military to deter aggression and defend our security and that of our allies, and this includes increases in our posture in Europe, to reassure NATO allies, in light of particularly increased […]
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (Reuters) – U.S. first lady Michelle Obama held her annual garden planting activity at the White House on Tuesday (April 5). Mrs. Obama invited students from nearby schools to help with the last planting season before her husband leaves office early next year. “I want to take this time to thank all the kids here and all the kids around the country who have been a part of this garden. […]
PANAMA CITY, Panama (Reuters) – Panama’s President Juan Carlos Varela reaffirmed his country’s commitment to tax transparency after governments across the world began investigating possible financial wrongdoing by the rich and powerful after a leak of four decades of documents from a local law firm that specialized in setting up offshore companies. The “Panama Papers” revealed financial arrangements of politicians and public figures including friends of Russian President Vladimir Putin, relatives of the prime ministers […]
NORTH CAROLINA, United States (Reuters) – Dozens of radio towers that used to transmit “Voice of America” broadcasts throughout the world tumbled to the ground on Monday (April 4), falling like dominoes. The 48 towers in Beaufort Country, North Carolina, located on land owned by the state’s Wildlife Resources Commission, had been out of use for 10 years, NBC reported. “Voice of America” was created in 1942 as a radio news service for people living […]
