July 15, 2016
Supreme Court Deadlock Thwarts Obama Immigration Plan
A deadlocked U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday thwarted President Barack Obama's plan to defer the deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants. The 4-4 decision left in place a lower court decision that rejected an Obama bid to set a new…
July 15, 2016
UK goes to the polls
Voting is taking place in a historic referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union or leave. A record 46,499,537 people are entitled to take part, according to provisional figures from the Electoral Commission. Polling…
July 15, 2016
Democratic Party unity was the Target
Democratic Party unity was the target when Hillary Clinton, the party's presumptive nominee for the presidential election, met with fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill. But some rank-and-file Democrats who campaigned against Clinton are still skeptical…
July 15, 2016
House Democrats Launch Sit-in to Demand Gun Reform
The call went up from the House floor again and again - "No Bill. No Break." House Democrats going into the eleventh hour of a sit-in calling for gun control legislation heard House Speaker Paul Ryan was making his way to the floor and increased the…
July 14, 2016
US Takes Steps to Further Cut Off North Korea from US Banks
The United States is taking further action to cut off North Korean access to the U.S. financial system, calling the North a "primary money-laundering concern." U.S. banks and other financial concerns are already barred from directly doing business…
July 14, 2016
US Immigration Data Shows Numbers Up, Many from Asia
Legal and illegal immigration to the United States has risen over the past two years, reaching levels not seen since the beginning of the 21st century — and the greatest number of them are coming from Asia, not Latin America. The findings appear…
July 13, 2016
Sentence for Costa Concordia captain upheld over 2012 shipwreck
The prison sentence against the former captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner for his role in the deadly 2012 shipwreck was upheld on Tuesday by an Italian court. Both Francesco Schettino, who was commanding the ship when it hit rocks off the…
July 13, 2016
US Issues Travel Warning for Europe
The U.S. State Department has issued a travel warning alerting U.S. citizens to the to the risk of potential terrorist attacks throughout Europe, targeting major events, tourist sites, restaurants, commercial centers and transportation. The Travel…
July 13, 2016
Paris Attack Suspect Abdeslam Charged With Terror Crimes
The man believed to be the last surviving member of the terror gang that killed 130 people in Paris five months ago, was formally charged in a Paris court Wednesday with murder, kidnapping, and using bombs and deadly weapons, his name isa Salah…
July 13, 2016
Russia Asks UN for Sanctions on 2 Syrian Rebel Groups
Russia is asking the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions on two Syrian rebel groups, one of which has been heavily involved in peace talks. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin on Tuesday accused Jaish al-Islam and Ahrar al-Sham of being "closely…