Pete Buttigieg has money. Can he turn it into a 2020 win?
Saturday, 6 July 2019, 07:04
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Pete Buttigieg stunned the Democratic presidential field with a nearly $25 million second-quarter fundraising haul. Now he needs to figure out how to use that money to build a campaign that...
Moroccan Navy rescues 330 migrants in two days
Saturday, 6 July 2019, 07:02
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Morocco says that the Royal Navy has rescued about 330 migrants trying to cross the Strait of Gibraltar in unseaworthy craft. The official MAP news agency said that there were numerous attempts...
Kevin Spacey accuser drops sexual abuse lawsuit against actor
Saturday, 6 July 2019, 06:58
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
A young man who says Kevin Spacey groped him in a Nantucket bar in 2016 has dropped his lawsuit against the Oscar-winning actor, his lawyer said Friday. Spacey still faces a criminal charge. He...
He’s 100, she’ll be 103 in August: and they just got married
Friday, 5 July 2019, 13:23
Last update: about 8 years ago
An American man and a woman who are both 100 years of age got married in Ohio, international media report. John and Phyllis Cook got married at their senior living facility, Kingston Residence....
Tigers kill tamer in circus attack
Friday, 5 July 2019, 08:41
Last update: about 8 years ago
Four tigers turned against their tamer in a circus in Italy, killing him, Italian media report. The tamer, a 61-year-old employee of the Orfei Circus, was in a cage with four tigers. He was...
Strongest earthquake in 20 years rattles Southern California
Friday, 5 July 2019, 07:49
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
The strongest earthquake in 20 years shook a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on the July 4th holiday, rattling nerves and causing injuries and damage in a town near the...
Close the windows? Amsterdam mulls red light district change
Friday, 5 July 2019, 07:35
Last update: about 8 years ago
The windows where scantily clad sex workers stand to attract customers in Amsterdam could be closing for good. The city's mayor proposed fundamental changes Wednesday to the network of narrow...
Boat with 86 migrants capsizes off Tunisia, four rescued
Thursday, 4 July 2019, 16:00
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
The U.N. migration agency says a boat carrying 86 migrants from Libya sank in the Mediterranean overnight, and just three people on board survived, with 82 missing. The shipwreck late Wednesday...
Woman refuses to pay for cake she ate while shopping
Thursday, 4 July 2019, 12:26
Last update: about 8 years ago
Authorities say a Texas woman ate half a cake while roaming the aisles of a Walmart store and then refused to pay full price for it, claiming she had found it half-eaten. Wichita Falls police...