World Dec 10 State of emergency in France may be extended Saying the terrorism risk in France remains high following the Paris attack last November that left 130 dead, France’s Prime Minister on Saturday said the government will extend its state of emergency to protect next year’s election.
World Dec 03 Paris, Madrid, Athens and Mexico City are quitting diesel Four major cities – Paris, Madrid, Mexico City and Athens, Greece – made an agreement on Friday to remove diesel vehicles from their streets by 2025.
World Nov 20 More than 100 die in northern India train wreck Emergency responders continued to dig through the carnage of a train wreck in Northern India on Sunday that killed more than 100 people.
Politics Nov 19 Zuckerberg says Facebook plans to crack down on fake news Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg released a statement on how his company is working to mitigate fake news.
Nation Nov 13 This year, laws with roots to the Civil War prevented 6.1 million from voting About 6.1 million people who were convicted of breaking laws could not cast ballots because of policies that keep felons off voter rolls.
Politics Nov 06 Electoral College is ‘vestige’ of slavery, say some Constitutional scholars A lesser-known part of the Electoral College's history: its relationship to slavery in the U.S.
World Nov 05 Photos: Delhi’s air pollution closes hundreds of schools, renews alarms Delhi closed more than 1,700 schools on Friday and Saturday because air pollution there is too dangerous for children’s lungs.
World Oct 30 Baghdad bombs kill 17 as Iraq fights to regain Mosul from ISIS A battle to reclaim the city of Mosul from the Islamic State may be one of the toughest since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, according to news reports.
World Oct 29 Thousands of South Koreans call for President Park Geun-hye to step down Thousands of people in Seoul demanded on Saturday that South Korea President Park Geun-hye step down after finding out she let a friend have a powerful influence over her political decisions.
Nation Oct 22 Airbnb sues New York for imposing fines on illegal renters After New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on Friday imposing costly fines onto people who advertise illegal rentals online, Airbnb sued.