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August 23rd, 2019

China retaliates with tariffs on $75 billion of US goods: China retaliates with tariffs on $75 billion of US goods

18 mins ago

The US-China trade war ratcheted up yet again on Friday, with Beijing unveiling a new round of retaliatory tariffs on about $75 billion worth of US goods. Read More
David Koch, billionaire businessman and influential GOP donor, dies: David Koch, billionaire businessman and influential GOP donor, dies

11 mins ago

Conservative billionaire David Koch, who became a household name through the policy and political empire he created with his older brother, Charles, has died. He was 79. Read More
America's allies brace for a Trump eruption at G7 summit: America's allies brace for a Trump eruption at G7 summit

5 hours ago

The biggest question clouding this weekend's G7 summit in France is whether the President of the United States will blow it up. Read More
Trump is doing what Obama couldn't: Trump is doing what Obama couldn't

2 hours ago

Some Democratic voters are looking for a candidate who can restore the optimism of the Obama era. Read More
Hong Kong protesters form human chain across city: Hong Kong protesters form human chain across city

David Koch, billionaire conservative activist and donor, dead at 79

China announces new round of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods

Amazon rainforest fires called a 'very serious threat' but misinformation is going viral

Sports

NHL star Evgeny Kuznetsov tests positive for cocaine

First-round fireworks: Serena, Sharapova to meet at US Open

Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will finally meet in the

US OPEN ’19: How well do you know the American tennis major?

How well do you know the U.S. Open, the year’s

Clemson QB Lawrence leads AP preseason All-America team

Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence headlines The Associated Press preseason All-America

World

David Koch, billionaire conservative activist and donor, dead at 79

Rights group blames Brazilian government for Amazon fires

Amnesty International says Brazilian government failures are responsible for fires

Sudan’s top general sworn in as leader of new ruling body

Sudan’s top general was sworn in Wednesday as the leader

Spain: Weather change fuels hope to tackle island mega-fire

The wind dropped in the Canary Islands Tuesday, allowing firefighters

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Man shot by Kentucky officer at apartment complex

Police say a man was fatally shot by an officer at a central Kentucky apartment complex. News outlets report the shooting happened early Thursday morning. Jessamine County Coroner Michael Hughes

Hong Kong protesters mark brutal mob attack with sit-in

Hong Kong protesters held a sit-in at a suburban train station on Wednesday evening to mark a month since a violent attack there by masked assailants on supporters of the

Armed man holding 37 people on bus hostage in Rio de Janeiro

An armed man on Tuesday took dozens of hostages on a bus in Brazil and threatened to set the vehicle on fire with gasoline before police shot him dead in

US gives Huawei a 90-day reprieve on technology trade ban

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Monday that the United States will extend by 90 days a limited reprieve on U.S. technology sales to Huawei. The U.S. government blacklisted the Chinese

White House trade adviser: ‘We’re going to have a strong economy through 2020’

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said the U.S. economy will be strong through 2020, and the Federal Reserve will be lowering interest rates again, “significantly,” going into the holiday

‘My heart is shattered’: New Orleans TV reporter Nancy Parker dies in stunt plane crash during filming

A beloved TV reporter for a local television station in New Orleans was killed on Friday while she was on the job, filming a piece in a stunt plane that

Rep. Rashida Tlaib approved to visit Israel as ‘humanitarian,’ must follow restrictions

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., will not travel to Israel after all, she announced Friday on Twitter and in a statement, rejecting an earlier approval by the government that would have

Dow opens flat, holding most of Wednesday’s steep losses

U.S. stock markets opened mostly flat on Thursday, in essence holding most of Wednesday’s steep losses. Interested in Stock Market? Add Stock Market as an interest to stay up to

Widows sue over troopers killed in Virginia helicopter crash

The widows of two Virginia state troopers killed in a helicopter crash while monitoring a deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville are suing the state and others, blaming their husbands’

New treatments show promise in fight against Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Two of four experimental treatments being tested in the world’s second-largest Ebola outbreak will now be offered to all patients after showing promise in saving lives, scientists and health officials

Rights group blames Brazilian government for Amazon fires

Amnesty International says Brazilian government failures are responsible for fires raging in the Amazon rainforest. The comment by the rights group on Thursday came after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro suggested

Sudan’s top general sworn in as leader of new ruling body

Sudan’s top general was sworn in Wednesday as the leader of a joint military-civilian body created to rule Sudan during a three-year transition period toward democratic elections. Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan

Spain: Weather change fuels hope to tackle island mega-fire

The wind dropped in the Canary Islands Tuesday, allowing firefighters to make progress against Spain’s biggest wildfire so far this year, raising hopes it might be contained within two days

Pakistani PM keeps powerful army chief in place 3 more years

Pakistan’s prime minister is keeping his powerful army chief in place for another three years, amid heightened tensions with India over Kashmir as well as the end of U.S.-Talban peace

The Latest: Hong Kong protesters disperse peacefully

The Latest on protests in Hong Kong (all times local): 12:05 a.m. Protesters gathered outside Hong Kong’s government headquarters have peacefully dispersed after fellow demonstrators urged them to go home.

Yemen rebel drone attack targets remote Saudi oil field

Drones launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked a massive oil and gas field deep inside Saudi Arabia’s sprawling desert on Saturday, causing what the kingdom described as a “limited fire”

Rights group blames Brazilian government for Amazon fires

First-round fireworks: Serena, Sharapova to meet at US Open

Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will finally meet in the U.S. Open, and they’ll do it in their very first match. The past U.S. Open champions, two of the biggest

Last of its kind rocket puts GPS satellite in orbit

A rocket that’s the last of its kind delivered the newest, most powerful GPS satellite to orbit for the Air Force on Thursday. United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV medium-class rocket

Sarah Sanders heads to Fox News as a contributor

Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, who once sparred with journalists, has decided to join them. Fox News said Thursday that Sanders has been hired to provide political commentary

Trump attacks Ford for not supporting his rollback of Obama-era climate change protections

President Donald Trump lambasted Ford on Wednesday for making a deal with California to enforce strict fuel economy standards. The latest attack comes shortly before the administration was set to

Man shot by Kentucky officer at apartment complex

Police say a man was fatally shot by an officer at a central Kentucky apartment complex. News outlets report the shooting happened early Thursday morning. Jessamine County Coroner Michael Hughes

Sarah Sanders heads to Fox News as a contributor

Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, who once sparred with journalists, has decided to join them. Fox News said Thursday that Sanders has been hired to provide political commentary

Larry King seeks divorce from seventh wife after 22 years

Larry King is seeking a divorce from his seventh wife, Shawn King, after 22 years. The 85-year-old talk show host filed a petition to end the marriage Tuesday in Los

‘Kind of Blue’ drummer still keeping time as album turns 60

As legend has it, Miles Davis assembled a super group of jazz musicians in a New York studio and recorded a bunch of songs without retakes. They left Columbia’s 30th

Early Epstein accuser: Police could have stopped him in 1997

More than two decades before Jeffrey Epstein took his own life, a woman went into a California police station and filed one of the earliest sex-crime complaints against him: that

‘Good Boys’ is No. 1, ends a drought for R-rated comedies

The raunchy coming-of-age tale about a trio of 12-year-olds “Good Boys” is the first R-rated comedy in the last three years to open No. 1 at the box office. “Good

LA Opera declines details on Placido Domingo investigation

The Los Angeles Opera has declined to release any details of its promised investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against opera legend Placido Domingo, the company’s longtime general director, including

Gloucestershire man walks tortoise to the pub every day
on August 23, 2019 at 1:26 pm
Nancy Drew the tortoise has become famous around Tewkesbury, with people loving to stop and say hello.
The Amazon in Brazil is on fire - how bad is it?
on August 23, 2019 at 12:43 pm
Thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. How bad are they?
Pigs' emotions could be read by new farming technology
on August 22, 2019 at 11:18 pm
New technology has been developed to detect how happy the animals are.
Giraffes given greater protection from unregulated trade as numbers fall
on August 22, 2019 at 4:53 pm
Numbers of the world's tallest mammal have fallen in Africa by 40% in the past three decades.
Fake news is 'reinforced by false memories'
on August 22, 2019 at 1:07 pm
Research during Ireland's abortion referendum highlights risks for social networks.
Rivers used as 'open sewers', says WWF charity
on August 22, 2019 at 12:54 pm
The WWF said it was "very unlikely" that pollution reduction targets would be met without new laws.
Russia launches life-sized robot into space
on August 22, 2019 at 7:01 am
The robot, named Fedor, will perform daily tasks during its 10 days on the International Space Station.
Microplastics in water pose ‘no apparent health risk’
on August 22, 2019 at 6:01 am
The World Health Organization says its findings are based on the "limited information" available.
What is 'blobology' and how is it transforming biology?
on August 21, 2019 at 11:24 pm
Spectacular images from a new microscope spark a "revolution" in biology
Hampshire lab tests water quality every day of the year
on August 21, 2019 at 11:08 pm
A Hampshire lab tests tap water quality for 2.2 million people across the south east every day.

Top Stories

Gloucestershire man walks tortoise to the pub every day
on August 23, 2019 at 1:26 pm
Nancy Drew the tortoise has become famous around Tewkesbury, with people loving to stop and say hello.
The Amazon in Brazil is on fire - how bad is it?
on August 23, 2019 at 12:43 pm
Thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. How bad are they?
Pigs' emotions could be read by new farming technology
on August 22, 2019 at 11:18 pm
New technology has been developed to detect how happy the animals are.
Giraffes given greater protection from unregulated trade as numbers fall
on August 22, 2019 at 4:53 pm
Numbers of the world's tallest mammal have fallen in Africa by 40% in the past three decades.
Fake news is 'reinforced by false memories'
on August 22, 2019 at 1:07 pm
Research during Ireland's abortion referendum highlights risks for social networks.
Rivers used as 'open sewers', says WWF charity
on August 22, 2019 at 12:54 pm
The WWF said it was "very unlikely" that pollution reduction targets would be met without new laws.
Russia launches life-sized robot into space
on August 22, 2019 at 7:01 am
The robot, named Fedor, will perform daily tasks during its 10 days on the International Space Station.
Microplastics in water pose ‘no apparent health risk’
on August 22, 2019 at 6:01 am
The World Health Organization says its findings are based on the "limited information" available.
What is 'blobology' and how is it transforming biology?
on August 21, 2019 at 11:24 pm
Spectacular images from a new microscope spark a "revolution" in biology
Hampshire lab tests water quality every day of the year
on August 21, 2019 at 11:08 pm
A Hampshire lab tests tap water quality for 2.2 million people across the south east every day.