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13 killed when huge tree crashes down on Portuguese festival

LISBON, Portugal – A huge oak tree crashed down on a popular religious festival on the Portuguese island of Madeira Tuesday, killing 13 people and injuring 49 others, officials said. ...

DATE: Aug 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

More than 300 dead, 600 missing in Sierra Leone mudslides

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – Fatmata Kamara had just stepped outside her house before dawn Monday when she saw the muddy hillside collapsing above her. The only thing she could do was run. ...

DATE: Aug 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump’s denouncement disappoints, angers white nationalists

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s condemnation of hate groups – two days after his initially equivocal response to a deadly attack at a rally in Virginia – disappointed and even angere...

DATE: Aug 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Poll: Charters less popular, but vouchers less contentious

WASHINGTON – Support for opening more charter schools has dropped significantly among Americans, but there’s less opposition to expanding private school voucher programs, as the Trump admini...

DATE: Aug 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Asked to serve, some CEOs say no more to Trump

TRENTON, N.J. – First it was the leader of a major U.S. pharmaceutical, then the CEO of an athletic gear company, and before the day had ended, the chief executive of a $170 billion tech gia...

DATE: Aug 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Both Korean leaders, U.S. signal turn to diplomacy amid crisis

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea’s military on Tuesday presented leader Kim Jong Un with plans to launch missiles into waters near Guam and “wring the windpipes of the Yankees,” even as both...

DATE: Aug 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Questions about lawyers’ fees put El Chapo defense in limbo

NEW YORK – Private lawyers seeking to represent Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in his U.S. drug-trafficking case failed to get assurances Monday that they’ll get paid, leaving the Mexican drug lo...

DATE: Aug 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

SpaceX launches experiments, ice cream to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A SpaceX capsule rocketed to the International Space Station on Monday, carrying tons of science research, plus ice cream. As has become customary on these ...

DATE: Aug 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

British cybersecurity expert pleads not guilty to US charges

MILWAUKEE – A British cybersecurity researcher credited with helping curb a recent worldwide ransomware attack pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges accusing him of creating malicious...

DATE: Aug 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump’s sanctuary city threat triggers confusion, changes

CHICAGO – From defiant lawsuits to reversing policies, U.S. cities and counties are zeroing in on their immigration rules to avoid losing millions in public safety dollars that the White Hou...

DATE: Aug 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

US officials say confrontation with NKorea not imminent

WASHINGTON – Senior U.S. national security officials said Sunday that a military confrontation with North Korea’s is not imminent, but they cautioned that the possibility of war is greater t...

DATE: Aug 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Man accused of ramming protesters pictured with racist group

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The driver of a car accused of crashing into a crowd protesting a white supremacist rally in Virginia had been photographed hours earlier carrying the emblem of one of...

DATE: Aug 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World