Dec 02 Chicago mayor fires city's top cop over 'ethical lapses' By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired the city’s retiring police superintendent Monday, citing “ethical lapses” that included telling lies about a recent incident in which Eddie Johnson was found asleep at the wheel of his car after having drinks. Continue reading
Dec 02 Putin signs bill targeting journalists and bloggers By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law Monday that gives the government the right to register bloggers, journalists and social media users as foreign agents. Continue reading
Dec 02 U.N. chief urges countries not to surrender on climate fight By Aritz Parra, Frank Jordans, Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres urged countries Monday not to lose hope in the fight against climate change, as representatives from nearly 200 countries gathered in Madrid for a two-week meeting on tackling global warming. Continue reading
Dec 02 UK politicians trade blame over London knife attack By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn paused Monday to honor the two people killed in the London Bridge attack, then went back to trading blame for the security failings that allowed a man… Continue reading
Dec 02 Schools close as eastern U.S. braces for 'long, difficult storm' By Associated Press The storm dumped one round of snow on parts of the region late Sunday and could drop 10 to 20 inches total by Tuesday morning from Pennsylvania to Maine, forecasters said. Continue reading
Dec 01 Toll at least 21 after Mexico cartel attack near US border By Associated Press Mexican security forces on Sunday killed seven more members of a presumed cartel assault force that rolled into a town near the Texas border and staged an hour-long attack, officials said, bringing the death toll to at least 21. Continue reading
Dec 01 New Orleans police leader: 'Senseless' shooting wounds 10 By Associated Press Hours later in another part of town, another shooting killed two men and wounded two others. Continue reading
Dec 01 House panel to vote on Ukraine report as Trump mulls defense By Hope Yen, Associated Press The House impeachment inquiry enters a pivotal stage this week, with investigators planning a vote Tuesday to approve their report making the case for President Donald Trump’s removal from office as he decides whether to mount a defense before a… Continue reading
Dec 01 Iraqi parliament accepts prime minister's resignation By Samya Kullab, Murtada Faraj, Associated Press The path to replacing Adel Abdul-Mahdi was clouded with legal questions that one lawmaker described as a “black hole in the constitution,” which does not clearly spell out the next step. Continue reading
Dec 01 UN chief warns of 'point of no return' on climate change By Aritz Parra, Frank Jordans, Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly inadequate” so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the “point of no return.”… Continue reading