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Interview: Mayor Pete Buttigieg's straight talk on race

Thursday, 11 July 2019, 12:11 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Pete Buttigieg has a message for white liberals who decry racism: "Good intentions are not going to be enough." The Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana, mayor is combating...

Spanish judge rules 43-year-old man is son of Julio Iglesias

Thursday, 11 July 2019, 10:10 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

A judge in Spain has found there is sufficient evidence to establish that a 43-year-old man is the biological son of Julio Iglesias even though the singer refused to have a DNA test. The judge,...

UK ambassador to US quits after leaked cables enrage Trump

Thursday, 11 July 2019, 07:56 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Britain's ambassador to the United States resigned Wednesday after being branded a fool and made a diplomatic nobody by President Donald Trump following the leak of the envoy's unflattering opinions...

UK's Labour shifts policy, now backs new Brexit referendum

Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 21:03 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Britain's main opposition Labour Party said Tuesday that the country's soon-to-be chosen new leader should hold a second referendum on whether to leave the European Union or remain in the bloc, as the...

UN says death toll from Libya fighting passes 1,000

Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 16:39 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The battle between rival militias for the Libyan capital has killed more than 1,000 people since it began in April, the U.N. said Tuesday, a grim milestone in a stalemated conflict partly fueled by...

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