By David Bauder THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s onscreen confrontation with Univision’s Jorge Ramos on Tuesday over the Republican presidential candidate’s immigration plan should only be a surprise to those who don’t know Ramos. The 57-year-old news anchor has a history of sharply questioning politicians and not […]
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By Adam Geller THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Even after gunning down a TV news reporter and cameraman during a live interview, Vester Lee Flanagan II continued to rage. But after a volatile career that had seen him fired at least twice for clashing with co-workers who recall him as an off-kilter […]
The Associated Press AURORA, Colo. — An expectant mother of conjoined twins in Colorado has been told by doctors one of her babies won’t survive, but she’s hopeful one can be saved. Amber McCullough, of Hastings, Minnesota, was scheduled to have a C-section to deliver twin girls at the Colorado […]
By Ken Dilanian THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The transmission of now-classified information across Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private email is consistent with a State Department culture in which diplomats routinely sent secret material on unsecured email during the past two administrations, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press. Clinton’s […]
The Associated PressJill Lawless LONDON — Don’t set your watch by Big Ben. Officials say the famous clock at Britain’s Parliament — used by Londoners for decades to check the time — has recently been slow by as much as six seconds. The 156-year-old clock chimes every 15 minutes and […]
The Associated PressMaria Cheng GOTHENBURG, Sweden — For one family in Sweden, a pioneering procedure has led to a baby being born from the same womb that nurtured his mother, uniting three generations. The new mother, who lost her own uterus to cancer in her 20s, said it was “unimaginable” […]
The Associated PressJ.M. Hirsch Want to build a better salad? Think thin. This summer, I fell in love with my mandoline, that paddle-shaped kitchen gadget that with back-and-forth swipes lets you easily and quickly render produce to paper-thin slices. Why for salads? Because tender wafers of carrot and ribbons of […]
The Associated PressSarah El Deeb BEIRUT — The Islamic State group released propaganda images Tuesday that purport to show militants laying explosives in and then blowing up the 2,000-year-old temple of Baalshamin in Syria’s ancient caravan city of Palmyra. The images, posted on social media by supporters of the group, […]
The Associated PressFoster KlugHyung-Jin Kim SEOUL, South Korea — After 40-plus-hours of talks, North and South Korea on Tuesday pulled back from the brink with an accord that allows both sides to save face and, for the moment, avert the bloodshed they’ve been threatening each other with for weeks. In […]
The Canadian PressDiana Mehta TORONTO—A massive cyberattack on a website facilitating extramarital affairs is taking a toll on families across the world, Toronto police said today as they announced two unconfirmed reports of suicides and a string of extortion crimes related to the hack. Police warned those responsible that their […]
The Associated PressFoster KlugEric Talmadge PYONGYANG, North Korea — South Korea’s president on Monday vowed a hard line and signalled Seoul’s mounting frustration as marathon negotiations by senior officials from the rival Koreas stretched into a third day. Park Geun-hye said that without a clear North Korean apology for a […]
The Associated PressElaine GanleyMaggy Donaldson PARIS — Three American travellers say they relied on gut instinct and a close bond forged over years of friendship as they took down a heavily armed man on a passenger train speeding through Belgium. U.S. Airman Spencer Stone, recounting for the first time on […]
