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US urges Europe to impose sanctions on Iran over missiles
Brussels, Dec 4 (AP/UNB) — The Trump administration is urging Europe to impose tough new sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missile program.
Bush gets tributes at Kennedy Center Honors program
Washington, Dec 3 (AP/UNB) — Last year's Kennedy Center Honors ceremony was almost overshadowed by controversy surrounding the sitting president. This year's event took place in the shadow of the death of a former commander-in-chief.
Earthquake doesn't disrupt food, fuel supply to Alaska
Anchorage, Dec 3 (AP/UNB) — The supply chain of food and other goods delivered to the Port of Anchorage from the Lower 48 has not been disrupted by the powerful earthquake that caused widespread damage to roads in the Anchorage area.
Trump sets aside political differences in honoring Bush
Argentina , Dec 2(AP/UNB) — Donald Trump, the disruptive, anti-establishment president who spent years deriding much of what George H.W. Bush stood for, set aside differences in politics and temperament Saturday to honor the late president.
Former US President George HW Bush dies
Houston, Dec 1 (AP/UNB) -George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out of office after a single term, has died. He was 94.
3 dead, 8 injured in immigrant smuggling attempt at border
San Diego, Dec 1 (AP/UNB) — An attempt to smuggle immigrants into the country illegally ended with three people dead and eight seriously injured in a crash in a remote, rugged area of California near the Mexico border, authorities said.
Back-to-back earthquakes shatter roads and windows in Alaska
Alaska, Dec 1 (AP/UNB) — Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.7 shattered highways and rocked buildings Friday in Anchorage and the surrounding area, sending people running into the streets and briefly triggering a tsunami warning for islands and coastal areas south of the city.
Behind Cohen plea: Trump's longtime dream of a Moscow tower
Washington, Nov 30 (AP/UNB) — Donald Trump for decades dreamed of building a Trump Tower in the heart of Moscow, a plan that flared and fizzled several times over the years, most recently when his presidential campaign was gaining momentum.
Trump asks RNC chair McDaniel to stay in job through 2020
Washington, Nov 30 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump says he has asked Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel to stay in the job through the 2020 election.
Ex-FBI director Comey challenges House subpoena in court
Washington, Nov 30 (AP/UNB) — Former FBI Director James Comey moved Thursday to block a subpoena from the Republican-led House of Representatives, saying the closed-door interview demanded by lawmakers would be selectively leaked for political purposes.