PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN—Spain’s Princess Cristina appeared in court on Monday on charges of tax fraud, the first member of the royal family to stand in the dock, as a lengthy investigation into her husband’s business affairs finally went to trial. King Felipe’s 50-year-old sister is one of 18 people on trial after a six-year […]readmore
BURLINGTON, Vt – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign on Thursday will kick-off the ‘Feel the Bern’ HBCU tour at South Carolina State University in collaboration with Benedict College. Planned stops for the HBCU tour include, Tennessee State University, Alabama State University, Jackson State University, Florida A&M University, Virginia State University, Howard University, the Atlanta University […]readmore
WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Latino outreach director Arturo Carmona on Tuesday released the following statement on Puerto Rico facing first lawsuit by insurance companies over the U.S. territory’s failure to pay millions of dollars in bond payments last week: “It is unacceptable that Wall Street vulture funds have chosen to take Puerto Rico to […]readmore
The New York Public Library has released over 180,000 out-of-copyright pictures and other digital media online. The searchable trove of material contains historic maps, botanical illustrations, unique manuscripts, photographs, ancient religious texts, and more, according to NYPL. Among the collection are manuscripts from Walt Whitman and Henry David Thoreau; papers and correspondence from Alexander Hamilton, […]readmore
Rhode Island – Gobernador Gina M. Raimondo anunció a Richard Culatta como primer director general de innovación en Rhode Island. Culatta voy hacer un esfuerzo por encontrar mejores enfoques para proporcionar más oportunidades para Rhode Island y mejorar los servicios del gobierno, mientras se reducen los costos y aumentar la transparencia. Parte de la creación […]readmore
VOA News Police in Florence, Italy, are probing the apparent murder of a 35-year-old American expatriate who was found dead in her downtown apartment with bruises and scratches to her neck. The Italian news agency ANSA said police on Monday were awaiting the results of an autopsy on the body of Ashley Olsen and reviewing […]readmore
VOA News The European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday that sanctions on Iran could be lifted “soon.” A multilateral agreement reached in July requires Tehran to complete multiple steps regarding its nuclear program before several international sanctions are removed. There is no fixed date for the milestone. The deal intended to […]readmore
VOA News A South Korean official said Monday Seoul and the United States are discussing other U.S. «strategic assets» that can be deployed on the Korean peninsula, a day after the U.S. flew a long-range B-52 bomber over South Korea in an apparent response to North Korea’s latest nuclear weapons test. «The United States and […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier January 11, 2016 Mexico is starting the process to extradite the notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin «El Chapo» Guzman to the United States, where he faces an array of charges linked to the hundreds of tons of cocaine, heroin and other drugs he has shipped across the border. The Mexican government had in […]readmore
PARIS— As joggers sprinted down nearby Canal Saint Martin, targeted by Islamist assailants last year, Antoine Karegis and his family braved a brisk wind Sunday at the Place de la Republique to pay their respects for the nearly 150 victims of last year’s terrorist attacks around Paris. “It would have been difficult not to be […]readmore