Skip to content

World News

Trump hits election integrity with unsupported complaints

Trump hits election integrity with unsupported complaints

WASHINGTON — With votes still being counted across the nation, President Donald Trump on Thursday sought to undermine confidence in the nation's election, making unsupported accusations from the White House about the integrity of the results in his r
2020 Latest: Biden says 'no one' will take US democracy away

2020 Latest: Biden says 'no one' will take US democracy away

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 7:55 p.m. Democrat Joe Biden says, “No one is going to take our democracy away from us.
With counting winding down, Trump team pushes legal fights

With counting winding down, Trump team pushes legal fights

WASHINGTON — Judges in Georgia and Michigan quickly dismissed Trump campaign lawsuits Thursday, undercutting a campaign legal strategy to attack the integrity of the voting process in states where the result could mean President Donald Trump’s defeat
Kosovo's president resigns to face war crimes charges

Kosovo's president resigns to face war crimes charges

PRISTINA, Kosovo — The president of Kosovo, who served as a guerrilla leader during Kosovo's war for independence from Serbia in the late 1990s, resigned Thursday and was sent to a special court in The Hague where he will face charges for war crimes
Senate control hangs in balance with a few races undecided

Senate control hangs in balance with a few races undecided

WASHINGTON — Control of the Senate hung in the balance Thursday, a cliffhanger after Republicans trounced Democratic challengers in crucial states but failed to lock down the seats needed to retain their tenuous majority.
Fed signals readiness to do more for economy as virus rages

Fed signals readiness to do more for economy as virus rages

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate at a record low near zero Thursday and signalled its readiness to do more if needed to support an economy under threat from a worsening coronavirus pandemic.
Judge rejects moving trial of ex-officers in Floyd's death

Judge rejects moving trial of ex-officers in Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS — A judge on Thursday rejected defence requests to move the trial of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's death, and also ordered that all four will be tried together instead of separately.
Election splits Congress, GOP bolstered as Democrats falter

Election splits Congress, GOP bolstered as Democrats falter

WASHINGTON — The election scrambled seats in the House and Senate but ultimately left Congress much like it began, deeply split as voters resisted big changes despite the heated race at the top of the ticket for the White House.
More than a dozen arrested as protesters demand vote count

More than a dozen arrested as protesters demand vote count

Police arrested dozens of people in Seattle, Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon overnight during protests demanding a tally of all votes in the US election, and smaller groups backing President Donald Trump returned to tabulation sites in closely conte
James Corden, Lea Salonga return to happier theatrical days

James Corden, Lea Salonga return to happier theatrical days

NEW YORK — James Corden may not be allowed in a theatre these days but there's still a way to laugh with him onstage. Lea Salonga isn't permitted to sing to a crowd right now but there's still a way to hear her magnificent voice.
push icon
Be the first to read breaking stories. Enable push notifications on your device. Disable anytime.
No thanks