LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump won Tuesday in West Virginia and Nebraska, a week after he cleared the field of his remaining rivals. It was not a victory likely to heal the party’s wounds, as some GOP leaders continue to hold off offering their endorsement.
Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders added another state to his tally against Hillary Clinton with a win in West Virginia, but it’s a victory that will do little to slow his rival’s steady march toward the Democratic presidential nomination.
Clinton entered the night fewer than 200 delegates shy of the 2,383 she needs to secure the nomination.
PARIS – Paris police sprayed rubber pellets and tear gas on hundreds of protesters outside France’s National Assembly on Tuesday, hours after the government decided to use special powers to push a hotly contested labor reform through the lower house of parliament without a vote.
The protesters want the government to abandon the reform, which extends working hours and makes layoffs easier in an effort to make France more globally competitive. President François Hollande has faced months of fierce resistance to the bill from lawmakers, unions and students who accuse him of betraying his leftist base and eroding worker rights.
KABUL, Afghanistan – U.S. and Afghan forces conducting a raid Tuesday against Islamic militants unexpectedly found and rescued the son of a former Pakistani prime minister who had been abducted three years ago, officials said.
Ali Haider Gilani, believed to be about 30, was discovered in good health during the raid near Afghanistan’s eastern border with Pakistan. The operation killed four of the extremists, the officials said.
Associated Press
