Critics Move To Trash The Electoral College, But It’s Not Likely To Work Every four years, the electoral college creeps back into the lives of American voters. In some presidential elections, the strange, indirect system used to select the next U.S. president can feel like a formality that doesn’t seem […]
300 police killed by IS in mass grave Islamic State militants probably killed more than 300 Iraqi former police three weeks ago and buried them in a mass grave near the town of Hammam al-Alil south of Mosul, Human Rights Watch says. A Reuters reporter visited the site of the […]
Trump battles charges of transition tumult President-elect Donald Trump and his team are battling against charges of chaos and infighting as they race to set up an administration. The incoming Republican administration got an unlikely boost from outgoing Vice President Joe Biden, who said “no administration is ready on Day […]
Ariz. police officer placed on leave after violent video surfaces PHOENIX — A Flagstaff police officer has been placed on administrative leave after a video showing him punching a woman in the face surfaced Wednesday on Facebook, according to a police spokesman. The Flagstaff Police Department “became aware” of the […]
Surgeon general: 1 in 7 in U.S. will face substance addiction A new federal report released Thursday calls for a shift in the way America addresses substance addictions, finding one in seven Americans will face such disorders. Only 10% of those now addicted receive treatment, the study said. Facing Addiction […]
Japan PM to be first foreign leader to meet Trump Japan’s PM is set to become the first foreign leader to meet US President-elect Donald Trump, since the election last week. Shinzo Abe said he wanted to “build trust” and “work together for prosperity and world peace”, before leaving for […]
Syria conflict: Children’s hospital hit in deadly Aleppo strikes A hospital, blood bank and ambulances are reported to have been hit as Syrian government aircraft and artillery bombarded rebel-held eastern Aleppo. The director of the Bayan Children’s Hospital was forced to take shelter in the facility’s basement. Activists say at […]
Putin yanks Russia from International Criminal Court Russian President Vladimir Putin withdrew his nation from the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, a day after a United Nations committee condemned Russia for human rights abuses in Crimea. The court, based in The Hague, Netherlands, conducts trials on charges such as genocide, […]
In speech to Greeks, Obama warns against nationalist impulses ATHENS — President Obama called for a “course correction” for the global economy Wednesday in an effort to stave off the nationalist impulses being felt in the United States and Europe. In an address to the Greek people, Obama said growing […]
From foes to partnership, Vietnam seeks continued U.S. role in Asia WASHINGTON — Vietnam wants the United States to remain engaged in Asia and play a greater role in connecting the former enemy to U.S. allies in the region, its ambassador said Wednesday. “We need the United States to remain […]
