Dec 13 Thunberg calls on youth to ‘fight for tomorrow’ at Italy protest By Associated Press Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg is asking young people to fight for their future in the next decade. Her comments came as she joined a Fridays for Future demonstration in the northern Italian city of Turin. Fridays for Future… Continue reading
Dec 13 Why Scotland’s party leader is vowing to push for independence By Gregory Katz, Associated Press After the UK's election, Nicola Sturgeon and her party are dead set on holding a referendum on Scottish independence. Continue reading
Dec 13 Markets have muted reaction to long-awaited China trade deal By Damian J. Troise, Associated Press After months of waiting, markets had a muted reaction to news that the US and China had reached an initial deal on trade. The agreement means that the US won't impose new tariffs on Chinese goods that had been set… Continue reading
Dec 13 WATCH: Trump calls impeachment vote ’embarrassment’ to nation By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump declared Friday's House committee vote to impeach him "an embarrassment to our country" and refused to back away from the charge that first ensnared him in the scandal. Almost simultaneous to the vote, Rudy Giuliani, the president's… Continue reading
Dec 13 Mexico expects U.S. to approve USMCA trade deal By Associated Press Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Friday he expects the U.S. Congress to approve the new regional trade agreement with his country and Canada by Dec. 20. Continue reading
Dec 13 Blue-collar character actor Danny Aiello has died at age 86 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Danny Aiello, the blue-collar character actor whose long career playing tough guys included roles in “Fort Apache, the Bronx,” "The Godfather, Part II," “Once Upon a Time in America” and his Oscar-nominated performance as a pizza man in Spike Lee’s… Continue reading
Dec 09 Federal authorities investigate cyberattack in Pensacola, Florida By Associated Press The cyberattack was first detected hours after a Saudi flight student killed three sailors and wounded eight others in Pensacola, Florida, on Friday. Continue reading
Dec 09 Amazon says Trump put ‘improper pressure’ on company’s bid for Pentagon contract By Associated Press The White House didn't immediately return an emailed request for comment Monday. Continue reading
Dec 09 Supreme Court leaves Kentucky’s ultrasound law in place By Mark Sherman, Associated Press In Kentucky, doctors must describe the ultrasound in detail while the pregnant woman listens to the fetal heartbeat. Women can avert their eyes and cover their ears to avoid hearing the description or the fetal heartbeat. Continue reading
Dec 09 At least 43 people die after fire in illegal factory in India By Sheikh Saaliq, Emily Schmall, Associated Press Tens of thousands of such spaces have been closed in a drive spurred by a decades-old court case, but a Delhi Municipal Corporation census counted more than 30,000 illegal factories last year. Continue reading