Companies Face Mounting Pressure to Pick Sides in Gun Debate
NEW YORK — As the gun debate heats up following the massacre at a Florida high school, companies are under growing pressure to pick a side: whether to stand by the National Rifle Association or walk away.
Oliver North of Iran-Contra Scandal to Head NRA
ATLANTA — Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North, the Marine at the center of the Iran-Contra affair three decades ago, was named president Monday of the National Rifle Association, giving it star power as it faces a powerful backlash over the massacres in Florida and Las Vegas.
Vietnam Convicts, Deports US Man who Joined Rare Protest
HANOI — A Vietnamese court on Friday convicted an American man of disturbing public order after he took part in a rare protest and...
Vietnam, US Complete Cleanup of Toxic Chemical From Airport
HANOI — Vietnam and the United States have finished the cleanup of dioxin contamination at Danang airport caused by the transport and storage of...
‘Green Book’ Wins Oscars Best Picture Award
LOS ANGELES — The Latest on the 91st Academy Awards, which are being presented Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles (all...
China Defends Hong Kong Police, Blames Western Forces
BEIJING — China blamed Western forces and defended police conduct after Hong Kong endured another weekend of violent clashes between protesters and police.
Some "irresponsible...
Feds Investigate Nursing Home as U.S. Death Toll Hits 11
SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 11 on Wednesday with a patient succumbing in California — the first reported fatality outside Washington state — as federal authorities announced an investigation of the Seattle-area nursing home where most of the victims were stricken.
IOC Member Says No Guarantee Tokyo Games Will Go Ahead
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Dick Pound, a longtime International Olympic Committee member from Canada, hinted the rescheduled Tokyo Games could be in doubt due to the continued spread of the novel coronavirus, the BBC reported Thursday.
Embattled Tokyo Olympics Chief To Quit Over Sexist Remarks
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Tokyo Olympic chief Yoshiro Mori will step down over his remarks about women talking too much that sparked outrage at home and abroad as sexist and cast another shadow over the prospects of the rescheduled games opening this summer amid the coronavirus pandemic, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.
EU Parliament Slams Thai Junta For Rights Abuses
STRASBOURG — The EU Parliament on Thursday condemned human rights abuses in Thailand and called on its military government to return the country to civilian rule.
