By Erik Schelzig The Associated Press NASHVILLE — Having already made a .50-calibre sniper gun the official state rifle, Tennessee lawmakers on Monday gave final approval to making the Holy Bible the state’s official book. The state Senate voted 19-8 in favour of the bill despite arguments by the state […]
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By Errin Haines Whack The Associated Press PRINCETON, N.J. — Woodrow Wilson’s name will remain on Princeton University’s public policy school, despite calls to remove it because the former U.S. president was a segregationist, the Ivy League university announced Monday. Princeton was challenged to take a deeper look into Wilson’s […]
By Nick Perry The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Helen Clark, a former New Zealand prime minister who is now a senior U.N. official, announced Tuesday she is running for the top position at the United Nations, saying she would bring nearly 30 years of leadership skills to the […]
By Juan Zamorano And Joshua Goodman The Associated Press PANAMA CITY — Panamanians have long shrugged off their country’s checkered reputation as a financial haven for drug lords, tax dodgers and corrupt oligarchs. If they’re crooks, they’ve learned from the world’s wealthy nations, they like to joke. That same defensiveness […]
By Joe McDonald THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING — China on Tuesday banned most imports of North Korean coal and iron ore, the country’s main exports, in a significant increase in pressure on the North under U.N. sanctions against its nuclear and missile tests. China buys an estimated two-thirds of impoverished […]
The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — The president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans Sunday for four new temples on the final day of a church conference in Salt Lake City. LDS temples will be built in Zimbabwe, Ecuador, Brazil and Peru, Thomas S. […]
By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press An internal audit has found important deficiencies and lapses in the U.N.’s involvement with two foundations and several non-governmental organizations linked to an alleged bribery case involving former General Assembly president John Ashe. The audit by the Office of Internal Oversight Services obtained […]
The Associated Press LONDON — The notorious British spy Kim Philby is shown in newly uncovered footage addressing East German spies about his life as a double agent secretly helping the Soviet Union. The film of his 1981 talk was posted online by the BBC Monday after it was found […]
By Aijaz Hussain The Associated Press SRINAGAR, India — The leader of a pro-India party on Monday became the first woman to become the chief minister of Indian-controlled Kashmir following the death of her father, the region’s top elected leader. Mehbooba Mufti took the oath of office after her Peoples’ […]
The Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatian police are investigating the reported theft of 280,000 euros ($320,000) and two kilograms (4.4 pounds) of gold ‚Äî all snatched from the headquarters of the Croatian police. Helena Biocic of the police media office confirmed Monday that the theft had taken place, but […]
The Associated Press PARIS — France’s national air company management is meeting Monday with unions worried female cabin crew could be disciplined if they refuse to work the company’s new route to Iran, for which they must wear a headscarf. Air France plans to start three flights weekly between Paris […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press I have wanted to make this soup forever, and I have no idea what’s been stopping me. Avgolemono is the chicken soup of Greece, and as we know, pretty much every country has its own version of a comforting chicken soup. In Greek, avgolemono […]
