Lebanon aims to adopt long-delayed IMF reforms in October
By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker economy minister says the crisis-hit country hopes to…
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Sweden’s central bank hikes key interest rate by full point
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by a huge full percentage point to combat the highest inflation…
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The School Buzz: D11 counselors sweep state awards
For the second straight year, D-11 appears to have the best school counselors in the state. D-11 announced recently that the Colorado School…
Continue Reading Celebrities coming back to White House after Trump drought
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Celebrities are back at the White House following a pop-culture backlash during the Trump…
Continue ReadingBexar County Sheriff announces investigation into how migrants went from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard
By Amy Simonson and Paul P. Murphy, CNN A Texas sheriff said Monday evening his agency will open an investigation into the transportation of 48…
Continue Reading UN chief: World is ‘paralyzed’ and equity is slipping away
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In an alarming assessment, the head of the United Nations warned world leaders Tuesday…
Continue Reading Angelina Jolie makes surprise visit to flood-hit Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Hollywood actress and U.N. humanitarian Angelina Jolie has made a surprise visit to one of the worst flood-hit areas in southern…
Continue ReadingElton John will perform at White House on Friday
By Kate Bennett, CNN Singer Elton John will perform at the White House Friday night, according to a release from the White House. There is a large…
Continue Reading UN experts: Rights abuses continue in Maduro’s Venezuela
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Independent experts working with the U.N.‘s human rights body…
Continue Reading April trial set for man charged in synagogue massacre
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The long-delayed capital murder trial of Robert Bowers in the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre will begin in April. A federal…
Continue Reading EU court rules German data retention rules illegal
BERLIN (AP) — The European Union’s top court has ruled that a German requirement for companies to retain the location and connection data of all…
Continue Reading Hong Kong man arrested after paying tribute to queen
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police say they have arrested a man who paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II near the city’s British Consulate for…
Continue Reading Brad Pitt, Nick Cave make surprise art debut in Finland
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Hollywood’s Brad Pitt and Australian musician Nick Cave have debuted as artists in an…
Continue Reading Arbiter in Trump docs probe signals intent to move quickly
By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The independent arbiter tasked with inspecting documents seized in an FBI…
Continue Reading At least 250,000 people lined up to see queen’s coffin
LONDON (AP) — A British official says aound a quarter of a million people joined the huge queue to see Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin lying in state…
Continue Reading Drought in Western US heats up as a Senate campaign issue
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — The consequences of drought and efforts to funnel billions of dollars toward…
Continue Reading DP World wins another ruling in battle over Djibouti port
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai-based shipping giant DP World says it has won another ruling in a longstanding legal battle over the…
Continue ReadingA woman was injured when the patrol car she was placed in was struck by a train in Colorado
By Joe Sutton, CNN A Colorado woman was placed in the back of a patrol car before it was hit by a train, leaving her with serious injuries,…
Continue Reading Company loses bid to recover payout for Dubai hotel fire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An insurance company that was ordered to pay more than a billion Dirhams in damages for a 2015 New Year’s Eve…
Continue Reading Russian lawmakers toughen punishment for soldiers
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Kremlin-controlled lower house of parliament has approved legislation that toughens punishment for soldiers breaching…
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