Japan High Schooler Excluded From Grad Ceremony for Cornrow Hairstyle
NAGOYA - A high school in western Japan refused to allow a student to formally attend his graduation ceremony for wearing his hair in...
Toking Up While Working Out: Pair Plan Gym Allowing Pot Use
NOVATO, Calif. — A former pro football star and an advocate for athlete marijuana use have teamed up to open a gym in San Francisco that they say will be one of the first in the world to allow members to smoke pot while working out.
Twist of Fate Turns Sisters into Disaster Recovery Experts
SAN FRANCISCO, California — Sisters Morgan and Caitria O'Neill never expected a tornado would hit their small hometown in Massachusetts — or that when it did, recovering from the disaster would change their lives.
Shooting Survivors Focus Anger at Trump, Tweets
PARKLAND, Florida — Students who escaped the deadly school shooting in Florida are focusing their anger at President Donald Trump, contending that his response to the attack has been needlessly divisive. David Hogg, a 17-year-old student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, said: 'You're the president. You're supposed to bring this nation together, not divide us.'
Asia’s Rising Gadget Mountain Threatens Health, Planet
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The waste from discarded electronic gadgets and electrical appliances has reached severe levels in East Asia, posing a growing threat to health and the environment unless safe disposal becomes the norm.
UNHCR Says No Comment on Activist’s Abduction
BANGKOK — The Bangkok chapter of the United Nations’ agency on refugee rights on Monday declined to comment on the alleged abduction of a Thai asylum seeker in Cambodia.
Trump Took Shelter in White House Bunker as Protests Raged
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the executive mansion, some of them throwing rocks and tugging at police barricades.
Military Harasses Energy Reform Activist
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Hanoi Postcard: Kim-Trump Summit Inspires Entrepreneurs
HANOI — For North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, this week's summit in Hanoi is a chance to advance the...
Tensions Rise in Spain as King Criticizes Catalan Secession Vote
MADRID — Spain's top prosecutor is investigating more than 700 Catalan mayors for cooperating with a planned referendum on the region's independence after the nation's constitutional court ordered the vote put on hold, the prosecutor's office said Wednesday.
