The governor of the U.S. state of South Carolina has called for the Confederate flag to be removed from the grounds of the state Capitol, while the world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart announced it would stop selling the flag in stores or online. Governor Nikki Haley reversed her previous position on the flag Monday, saying that […]readmore
U.S. President Barack Obama campaigned for his international trade proposals Friday, saying the U.S. must make sure it «writes the rules of the global economy» or watch China do so instead. «And we should do it today, when our economy is in a position of global strength,» President Obama told workers at the headquarters of […]readmore
The U.S. Justice Department will investigate possible civil rights violations by the Baltimore Police Department following the death of a black man while under police custody, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Friday. The investigation will look for unconstitutional policing practices within the city, such as patterns of excessive force or improper stops and searches. […]readmore
Baltimore will ask the Justice Department to investigate whether the city’s police department employs a pattern of excessive force or discriminatory policing after the death of an African-American man from injuries suffered while in police custody, the mayor said Wednesday. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s request for a probe into possible civil rights violations by the city’s […]readmore
U.S. authorities are trying to determine if there are any connections between the Islamic State group and two gunmen who attacked a contest in Texas where cartoonists drew pictures of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. Investigators have been looking at Twitter accounts linked to one of the men as well as electronic devices used by both. […]readmore
Baltimore is struggling to return to normal following a night of violence, with schools and other key parts of city life shut down. The city’s Major League Baseball team, the Baltimore Orioles, used social media to announce its second game postponement Tuesday, after canceling a game Monday night against the Chicago White Sox. «After consultation […]readmore
U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday said there’s “no excuse” for Monday night’s violence in the eastern U.S. city of Baltimore and called for those who looted and burned buildings «to be treated as criminals.» Riots erupted in the city after the funeral for 25-year-old Freddie Gray, an African-American man who died in police custody earlier […]readmore
PANAMA CITY— The White House says U.S. President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro, are expected to «see each other» on Saturday, in a historic encounter at the Summit of the Americas in Panama. The U.S. president’s deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes, told reporters in Panama City Friday that the two leaders […]readmore
Two New York City women have been charged with trying to build a homemade bomb to launch a terrorist attack in the United States. A federal criminal complaint made public Thursday says Noelle Velentzas and Asia Siddiqui were arrested on charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. Prosecutors say undercover investigators determined the […]readmore
U.S. military officials say rescuers have found human remains in the search for an Army helicopter that crashed off the Florida coast with 11 soldiers on board. A spokesman at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida said debris from the wrecked Black Hawk was discovered early Wednesday after the helicopter failed to return to base […]readmore