Louisville, KY – Shackling Video Ignites Debate On School Discipline
Louisville, KY – The boy sat in a chair, the sound of his whimpering interrupted briefly by the clank of metal handcuffs closing around… Read More ›
Louisville, KY – The boy sat in a chair, the sound of his whimpering interrupted briefly by the clank of metal handcuffs closing around… Read More ›
Swiss customs officials have seized around 262 kilograms (578 pounds) of elephant ivory destined for China in a random check on three Chinese passengers… Read More ›
Super Typhoon Soudelor is taking aim at Taiwan and China, threatening damaging winds, destructive storm surge and flooding rains. The storm’s winds peaked Monday at… Read More ›
A painting by Pablo Picasso said to be worth 25 million euros ($27 million) was seized by French authorities last week, the French customs… Read More ›
Facing presidential veto, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calls special debate on accord ahead of September vote WASHINGTON — Republican leaders in Congress announced… Read More ›
In speech at American University, president may cite Kennedy’s diplomatic efforts with Moscow as model for detente with Tehran WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama… Read More ›
The digitization project aims to perserve priceless books and manuscripts from future threats; Baghdad National Library officials say that sharing Iraqi art and literature is… Read More ›
All signs indicate that the formerly isolated regime is content with the accord and the resulting new trade opportunities with the West. Iran is… Read More ›
The hits keep on coming at PIMCO. PIMCO disclosed on Monday that it has received a “Wells Notice” from the SEC related to its… Read More ›
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) is in some serious debt. National Journal’s Shane Goldmacher reported Monday that new federal financial documents show that Walker has credit… Read More ›
Microsoft’s strategy is changing. After years of focusing on its Windows operating system, Microsoft’s 2015 financial filing with the SEC makes it clear that the company is… Read More ›
Frankfurt – German carmakers BMW, Audiand Mercedes, will pay around 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion) to buy Nokia’s maps business, beating out high-tech rivals… Read More ›
Lancaster, NH – A man and a girl were killed and at least 22 people were injured Monday when a severe storm blew down… Read More ›
London – For people living in a house with more than one storey, stairlifts or home elevators are often a necessity of life as… Read More ›
Beijing – Did Disney’s fictional snow queen of Arendelle help Beijing win its bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics? Some Chinese Internet users seem… Read More ›
Editor’s note : Shafqat Hussain says he was tortured into making a false confession; campaigners say he was a juvenile when convicted. The following… Read More ›
Police are searching for the mother of a newborn baby girl found wedged face-down in a Beijing toilet on Sunday. Residents heard cries from… Read More ›
33 percent oppose agreement, up from 17% last month; over one-third support it, a large majority of them Democrats Americans who were undecided about… Read More ›
US officials have long played down the idea that Assad’s forces would turn their sights on the US-backed Syrian rebels, but they cannot rule out… Read More ›
Twitter’s stock plunged by more than 15% last week after leadership gave Wall Street an ugly report on the state of the company. The sell-off… Read More ›