February 1, 2016
WHO Declares Zika a Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organization has declared Zika to be global public-health emergency. At a special meeting of researchers and health officials on the virus in Geneva Monday, the WHO said Zika is "public health emergency of international concern."…
January 25, 2016
Trump Surging in Iowa One Week Before Vote
Republican Donald Trump is surging in Iowa with a week to go before the first votes are cast in the 2016 U.S. presidential election process. A Fox News poll shows Trump moving into a big lead over Texas Senator Ted Cruz by a margin of 34 to 23…
January 25, 2016
European Youth Turn Against Immigration
Opinions of young Europeans appear to be hardening toward immigration. Ask them about their lives and talk quickly turns to the challenge of finding jobs and the threat of Europe being overrun by migrants. In Hungary, Kitti, a 28-year-old sports…
January 14, 2016
NEWS ITEM ON SUBTROPICAL STORM ALEX
NEWS ITEM ON SUBTROPICAL STORM ALEX ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM THURSDAY 14TH JANUARY 2016. ... ALEX CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN... ... EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AZORES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... AT 5AM EDT,…
January 13, 2016
Obama tasks Biden with ‘moonshot’ bid to cure cancer
The United States will launch a "moonshot" effort to cure cancer, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday, assigning his deputy Joe Biden to lead the effort. Comparing the scale of the challenge to the successful US mission to put an astronaut on…
January 11, 2016
73rd Annual Golden Globe Winners
Here are the winners at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, held Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, in the order they were announced: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Kate Winslet,…
January 6, 2016
North Korea’s ‘Successful’ Hydrogen Bomb Test Met with Skepticism
North Korea said it conducted a "successful" hydrogen bomb test Wednesday, but Pyongyang's claim was met with widespread skepticism even as world powers denounced its latest nuclear test. "We've now become a nuclear state that also holds a hydrogen…
January 5, 2016
Trump Campaign Defends “Intentional” Use of Morocco Border Footage in Ad
The Trump campaign is defending its use of footage of the border between Morocco and Spain in an ad that touts Donald Trump’s hardline stance on illegal immigration into the United States. The 30-second television ad, unveiled Monday, shows footage…
January 5, 2016
Kuwait Backs Saudi Arabia, Recalls Ambassador to Iran
Kuwait joined other Saudi allies in taking diplomatic action against Iran after protesters angry about Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shi'ite cleric stormed the country's embassy in the Iranian capital. The state-run KUNA news agency said…
January 5, 2016
Obama Issues Executive Orders on Curbing Gun Violence
U.S. President Barack Obama will discuss his new initiatives to curb gun violence in remarks Tuesday at the White House, as he works to detail to Americans the executive orders he says will not step on Constitutional rights. Some of the measures,…