Trolling, DC-Style: Russian Embassy Gets a New Street Name
WASHINGTON — The Russian Embassy in Washington has a new address, at least symbolically.
Severe Damage in Papua New Guinea Hinders Quake Assessment
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Severe damage to phone networks and roads from a powerful earthquake in Papua New Guinea was hindering efforts to assess the extent of the destruction Tuesday, although officials in the remote central region feared dozens of people may have been injured or killed.
US Opens Tough Saudi Nuke Talks, in Shadow of Iran Deal
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is opening talks with Saudi Arabia on a potentially lucrative atomic energy agreement that's inextricably linked to an Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran. At stake: Billions of dollars in contracts for U.S. companies and bigger questions about America's ability to keep friend and foe alike from reaching nuclear weapons capability.
Srisaket Keeps Belt With Majority Decision Over Estrada
INGLEWOOD, California — Srisaket Sor Rungvisai retained his WBC super flyweight title with an exciting majority decision over Juan Francisco Estrada on Saturday night.
China Proposes Removing 2-Term Limit to Presidency
BEIJING — China's official news agency says the ruling Communist Party has proposed removing a limit of two consecutive terms for the country's president and vice president.
Farewell, Korea: First of 3 Asian Olympics Ends
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — It began with politics. It ends with ... politics.
For Greenwood and Anderson, a Crescendo in ‘Phantom Thread’
NEW YORK — The prospect of Jonny Greenwood — the notoriously spotlight-averse Radiohead multi-instrumentalist and classical composer — in a tux at the Oscars is especially tantalizing to “Phantom Thread” director Paul Thomas Anderson.
Trump Could Arm Teachers to Tackle Gun Violence
WASHINGTON — Spilling out wrenching tales of lost lives and stolen security, students and parents appealed to President Donald Trump on Wednesday to set politics aside and protect America's school children from the scourge of gun violence. Trump listened intently to the raw emotion and pledged action, including the possibility of arming teachers.
Rev. Billy Graham, ‘America’s Pastor,’ 99
MONTREAT, North Carolina — The Rev. Billy Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, becoming a counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, died Wednesday. He was 99.
New York Touts Economic Boom With South African Photo
ALBANY, New York — A New York economic development agency report meant to show the state's growth was illustrated with an 8-year-old photo showing construction cranes in South Africa.
