Obama Praises Colombia’s Peace Efforts With Rebels and Seeks Big Aid Increase
WASHINGTON — President Obama welcomed President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to the White House on Thursday for a buoyant celebration of the $10 billion, 15-year American effort to help Colombia vanquish its violent drug cartels and end its festering guerrilla war. It was also a chance for tw...
Uber Drivers and Others in the Gig Economy Take a Stand
Last September, Dallas-area drivers for UberBlack, the company’s high-end car service, rec...
Feds’ encryption fears overblown, report finds
Ever since Apple and Google made their operating systems encrypted by default in 2014, the f...
Super expensive champagnes to pop during the holidays
Lily Bollinger, of the House of Bollinger Champagne, once famously said, “I drink Champagn...
Gunman kills five people in bank in Sebring, Florida
A gunman has killed five people at a bank in Florida, police say. They say officers responded after a man called police from ins...
Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil’s new far-right president urges unity
Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has used his inaugural speech to promise to build a "society without discrimination or...
Lion Air crash: Boeing 737 plane crashes in sea off Jakarta
BBC News An Indonesian airliner has crashed into the sea with 189 people on board. The Boeing 737, owned by the low-cost airline ...
INF nuclear treaty: Russia follows US in suspending pact
Russia has suspended its involvement in the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) following a similar decisi...
Sudan crisis: Military council arrests former government members
Sudan's transitional military council has arrested members of the former government and promised not to disperse protesters. A s...
Trump administration to reinstate all Iran sanctions
BBC News The White House said it was "the toughest sanctions regime ever imposed" on Tehran. It targets both Iran and states that ...
Spanish election: socialists win amid far-right gains for Vox party
Charlie Whiting: F1 race director dies aged 66 on eve of season-opener in Melbourne
Take a gander: Audubon Society’s Christmas bird count underway
Iran offers prisoner swap for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
