IS Claims Responsibility for Istanbul NightClub Shooting
BEIRUT — The Islamic State group claims responsibility for the Istanbul night club shooting.
Late Burst Lifts Lin Dan Into Badminton Worlds 3rd Round
GLASGOW, Scotland — Lin Dan stepped up a gear just in time to avoid an upset against Emil Holst of Denmark in the second round of the badminton world championships on Wednesday.
Japan to Lift Part of Sanctions on North Korea
TOKYO (DPA) — Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe said Thursday that his country would ease some of its unilateral sanction on North Korea.
Ship Carrying Hundreds of Migrants Capsizes Off Libyan Coast
ROME (DPA) - Hundreds were feared drowned Sunday after a ship packed with migrants capsized off the Libyan coast, the Italian Coast Guard said.
At Franklin’s Funeral, a Call to Respect Black America
DETROIT — As Aretha Franklin was remembered at her funeral Friday as a proud black woman who also used her magnificent voice to stand up for the black community she loved, several speakers used the moment to continue to demand respect for black America.
American Airlines Extends Max-Caused Cancellations
WASHINGTON — American Airlines is extending by over a month its cancellations of about 90 daily flights as the troubled 737 Max plane remains grounded by regulators.
Hundreds Arrested for Starting Catastrophic Bushfires in Australia
CANBERRA (Xinhua) — Hundreds of Australians have been arrested for allegedly deliberately lighting Australian bushfires in only a matter of months.
‘Racist,’ ‘Con Man’: Cohen Assails Trump Before Congress
WASHINGTON — In a damning depiction of Donald Trump, the president's former lawyer on Wednesday cast him as a racist and a con man...
Asbestos Found at Tokyo Olympics Water Polo Venue
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The Tokyo metropolitan government said Monday it will take urgent measures after asbestos was discovered in the structure of a swimming center to be used for water polo at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Parishioners Kill Man Who Fatally Shoots 2 at Church
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas (AP) — A man pulled out a shotgun at a Texas church service and fired on worshippers Sunday, killing two people before he was shot to death by congregants who fired back, police said.
