Jul 27 Trump proposal seeks to crack down on food stamp ‘loophole’ By David A. Lieb, Associated Press The proposed rule change, outlined this past week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has highlighted the ideological clash between President Trump’s attempts to tighten government entitlement programs and efforts in some states to widen the social safety net. Continue reading
Jul 27 Russian police arrest more than 1,000 in Moscow protest By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Russian police cracked down fiercely Saturday on demonstrators in central Moscow, beating some people and arresting more than 1,000 who were protesting the exclusion of opposition candidates from the ballot for Moscow city council. Police also stormed into a TV… Continue reading
Jul 27 2 dead, 8 athletes hurt in S Korea balcony collapse By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press A balcony inside a nightclub in South Korea collapsed on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 16, including American and other athletes at the world swimming championships, officials said. Continue reading
Jul 27 Hong Kong police fire tear gas after protesters defy ban By Alice Fung, Katie Tam, Associated Press Hong Kong police on Saturday fired tear gas and swung batons at protesters who defied authorities' warnings not to march in a neighborhood where six days earlier a mob apparently targeting demonstrators brutally attacked people in a train station. Continue reading
Jul 21 Puerto Rico governor will not seek reelection, but won’t resign By Danica Coto, Associated Press Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said Sunday evening that he will not resign in the face of public furor over an obscenity-laced leaked online chat, but he will not seek reelection or continue as head of his pro-statehood political party. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 3:49 Leaked text messages a ‘tipping point’ for Puerto Ricans Thousands of Puerto Ricans have taken to the streets over the last week demanding Gov. Ricardo Rossello’s resignation after hundreds of offensive and vulgar private messages between the governor and his inner circle were leaked to local media. Washington Post’s… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 5:54 Britain seeks diplomatic solution with Iran over Gulf crisis In response to the seizure of an Iranian-flagged ship by the United Kingdom earlier this month, Iran on Friday took a British oil tanker and its 23 members. As tensions between the two countries rise, Britain is looking to de-escalate… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 8:03 Overlooked Americans: Scenes from the country’s back row By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman After nearly 20 years on Wall Street, Chris Arnade left his high-paying career to document Americans living on the margins. Traveling all over the country, he took photographs and wrote about the America that is overlooked. Christopher Booker recently spoke… Continue watching
Jul 21 Mexico says US noted advance in migration enforcement By Amy Guthrie, Peter Orsi, Associated Press MEXICO CITY — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged that Mexico has made significant progress on migration enforcement during a Sunday meeting with his Mexican counterpart, according to Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard. Ebrard said in a statement that… Continue reading
Jul 21 President’s party leads Ukraine election, exit poll says By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s party took the largest share of votes in the country’s snap parliamentary election, an exit poll showed Sunday. Continue reading