USA-and-Canada
Firefighters try to save relics as fire engulfs Rio museum
Rio De Janeiro, Sep 3 (AP/UNB) — A huge fire engulfed Brazil's 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, lighting up the night sky with towering flames as firefighters and museum workers raced to save historical relics from the blaze.
7 years ago
2018's most volatile candidate (it's Trump) isn't on ballot
Washington, Sep 3 (AP/UNB) — Heading into the midterm elections, the most volatile candidate this year isn't on the ballot.
7 years ago
UN agency: Trips across Mediterranean fall, but risks rise
Geneva, Sep 3 (AP/UNB) — The U.N. refugee agency says people smugglers are taking greater risks to ferry their human cargo toward Europe as Libya's coast guard intercepts more and more boats carrying migrants, increasing the likelihood that those on board may die during the Mediterranean journeys.
7 years ago
Brazil leftist party insists on banned candidate da Silva
Sao Paulo, Sep 2 (AP/UNB) — Brazil's main leftist party said Saturday it's sticking with former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as its presidential candidate even though the electoral court has thrown him off the ballot for an election just five weeks away.
7 years ago
Funeral held for 6 of 10 children killed in Chicago fire
Chicago, Sep 2 (AP/UNB) — Six white caskets were arranged in a semi-circle during the funeral for six of the 10 children who died in Chicago's worst fire in over a decade.
7 years ago
Trump visits golf course while Washington mourns McCain
Sterling, Sep 2 (AP/UNB) — For President Donald Trump, it was just like any other Saturday.
7 years ago
FBI arrests 5 from New Mexico compound on firearms charges
Santa Fe, Sep 1 (AP/UNB) — The FBI on Friday arrested five former residents of a ramshackle compound in New Mexico on firearms and conspiracy charges as local prosecutors dropped charges in the death of a 3-year-old boy at the property.
7 years ago
Oregon's only heart transplant program shuts down
Portland, Sep 1 (AP/UNB) — The only Oregon hospital to offer heart transplants abruptly shut down its program Friday, leaving nearly two dozen patients on its waitlist to seek out-of-state treatment and hundreds of others in limbo for post-operative care.
7 years ago
Papadopoulos: Trump 'nodded' at suggestion of Putin meeting
Washington, Sep 1 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump "nodded with approval" at the suggestion of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a court filing Friday night that seeks leniency for a former campaign aide who lied to the FBI.
7 years ago
Trump says North Carolina redistricting ruling 'unfair'
Charlotte, Sep 1 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump says the prospect of North Carolina drawing new congressional districts just weeks before the November midterm elections is "unfair."
7 years ago