Jul 25 Tears, hugs and help: Church groups assist reunited families By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — The immigrant parents arrived at Catholic Charities in white vans with their children, their paperwork and almost nothing else. Continue reading
Jul 25 U.S. marijuana companies go public in Canada By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Green Thumb Industries had a business plan, expertise and plenty of ambition to grow its marijuana business. What the Chicago-based company didn't have was access to enough capital to make it all happen. Continue reading
Jul 25 No break for KitKat in Europe as trademark request rejected By Mark Lewis, Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway — KitKat is not getting its break. The maker of the chocolate bar has for 16 years tried to trademark its four-finger shape in the European Union, arguing it is a distinctive feature that deserves protection. Continue reading
Jul 25 Sergio Marchionne, who saved Fiat and Chrysler, has died By Colleen Barry, Tom Krisher, Associated Press MILAN — Sergio Marchionne, a charismatic and demanding CEO who engineered two long-shot corporate turnarounds to save carmakers Fiat and Chrysler from near-certain failure, died Wednesday. He was 66. Continue reading
Jul 25 China’s Xi warns of ‘unilateralism’ in U.S. trade dispute By Christopher Torchia, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that the world faces "a choice between cooperation and confrontation" in remarks critical of escalating U.S. tariffs on goods from China and other major trading partners. Continue reading
Jul 25 EU officials to meet Trump, wielding a $20-billion threat By Jari Tanner, Associated Press HELSINKI — Top European Union officials were going into a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warning they are ready to put tariffs on $20 billion of American goods if he puts duties on car imports. Continue reading
Jul 25 Suicide blast kills 31 as Pakistan holds general elections By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber on a motorcycle rammed into people waiting outside a busy polling station in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday, killing at least 31 and casting a dark shadow on what was to be a… Continue reading
Jul 25 Most Americans think Trump isn’t tough enough on Russia, new poll says By Laura Santhanam Looking to the 2018 midterm elections, most Americans don’t think Russia has abandoned efforts to influence U.S. politics. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 7:41 News Wrap: Fast-moving Greek wildfires kill dozens In our news wrap Tuesday, Greece is in mourning after wildfires killed at least 74 people near Athens. Also, a heat wave over Asia is taking a growing toll. Officials in Japan said record temperatures have claimed at least 80… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 4:42 Trump administration says family reunification deadline will be largely met The Trump administration says it is working to meet a federal court deadline that orders more than 2,500 migrant children between the ages of 5 and 17 be reunited with their families by Thursday. More than 460 parents may have… Continue watching