European leaders can't agree yet on post-Brexit budget
Saturday, 24 February 2018, 07:48
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
European Union leaders are unlikely to agree this year on a new multiyear budget that will plug a huge funding gap caused by Britain's departure from the bloc, European Council President Donald Tusk...
White House locked down over after vehicle strikes barrier
Saturday, 24 February 2018, 07:44
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
The White House was on lockdown for about an hour Friday after a passenger vehicle struck a security barrier. Local media reported that the driver was armed. The U.S. Secret Service tweeted that...
Preventive treatment for peanut allergies succeeds in study
Friday, 23 February 2018, 20:02
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
The first treatment to help prevent serious allergic reactions to peanuts may be on the way. A company said Tuesday that its daily capsules of peanut powder helped children build tolerance in a major...
Florida man screams, yells 'murderers!' as he's put to death
Friday, 23 February 2018, 07:54
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
As the execution drugs were being administered, inmate Eric Scott Branch let out a blood-curdling scream. Then he yelled "murderers! murderers! murderers!" as he thrashed on a gurney as he was being...
Police lock down part of Brussels amid reports of gunman
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 14:33
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Belgian police have sealed off part of a Brussels suburb amid media reports that an armed man could be at large. Associated Press television images Thursday showed armed police officers hiding...
Man throws grenade at US Embassy in Montenegro, then kills self
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 14:07
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
An attacker threw a hand grenade at the U.S. Embassy in Montenegro's capital and then killed himself with another explosive device, the government here said Thursday. No one else apparently was...
Evangelist Billy Graham, who reached millions, dies at 99
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 15:24
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
The Rev. Billy Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, becoming a counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, died...
Pope backs down, OKs resignation of divisive Nigerian bishop
Tuesday, 20 February 2018, 09:28
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Pope Francis backed down Monday and accepted the resignation of Nigerian bishop who had been rejected for years by the priests of his diocese, setting a precedent that could have repercussions in...
Survivors of deadly school shooting lash out at Trump
Monday, 19 February 2018, 09:12
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Student survivors of the deadly Florida school shooting who hope to become the face of a revived gun control movement are on a potential collision course with President Donald Trump. Several of...
All 65 aboard plane feared dead in crash in southern Iran
Sunday, 18 February 2018, 17:30
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
An Iranian commercial airplane brought back into service only months ago after being grounded for seven years crashed Sunday in a foggy, mountainous region of southern Iran, and officials said they...