Aug 08 India arrests over 500 in Kashmir as Pakistan cuts railway By Ashok Sharma, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistan, which claims the divided Himalayan region together with India, on Thursday suspended a key train service with India over change in Kashmir's special status by New Delhi, as tensions between the rivals soared. Continue reading
Aug 08 Fans recreate Beatles’ Abbey Road cover shot 50 years on By Associated Press It was 50 years ago today, that The Beatles caused a traffic delay. Continue reading
Aug 08 More than 200 mayors urge Senate to return to Washington for gun bill vote By Matthew Daly, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The mayors urged the Senate to vote on two House-passed bills expanding background checks for gun sales that passed that chamber earlier this year. Continue reading
Aug 08 United Nations predicts hungry future, due to global warming, that can be avoided By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A new United Nations report examines how global warming and land interact in a vicious cycle. Human-caused climate change is dramatically degrading the land, while the way people use the land is making global warming worse. Continue reading
Aug 07 ‘Not one more.’ Listen to the powerful memorial for the El Paso shooting’s youngest victim By William Brangham While there will be many memorials to come for those who died in the El Paso shooting -- and a separate shooting in Dayton, Ohio, that killed nine -- this was the first, and for its youngest victim. Continue reading
Aug 07 McConnell, GOP senators slow to act on guns despite outcry By Lisa Mascaro, Matthew Daly, Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is resisting pressure to bring senators back from recess to address gun violence, despite wrenching calls to "do something" in the aftermath of back-to-back mass shootings. Continue reading
Aug 07 Wanda Vázquez sworn in as Puerto Rico’s governor after court ruling By Associated Press Vázquez took the oath of office early Wednesday evening at the Puerto Rican Supreme Court, which earlier in the day ruled that Pedro Pierluisi's swearing in last week was unconstitutional. Continue reading
Aug 07 Why online communities that breed hate and violence are so hard to control By Courtney Vinopal When extremist communities are banned from one website, they usually find another. Continue reading
Aug 07 Erdogan hails Turkey-U.S. efforts on Syria zone By Associated Press The Turkish and American officials ended three days of talks in Ankara to discuss plans for a safe zone on Wednesday, saying they had agreed to set up an operations center in Turkey "as soon as possible."… Continue reading
Aug 07 680 arrested in largest U.S. immigration raids in a decade By Rogelio Solis, Jeff Amy, Associated Press U.S. immigration officials raided numerous Mississippi food processing plants Wednesday, just hours before President Donald Trump was scheduled to visit El Paso, Texas, the majority-Latino city where a man linked to an online screed about a "Hispanic invasion" was charged… Continue reading