The Associated Press has an update on a story we told you about this past summer: “A senior agent for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the government have agreed to settle a discrimination lawsuit, according a court record filed Thursday. “In a two-sentence notice, a lawyer for ICE Agent James T. Hayes Jr. said the
The economic news in Europe just keeps getting worse: The eurozone, the 17 countries that use the euro currency, has slipped back into recession. Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical agency, said Thursday that the bloc contracted 0.1 percent in the third quarter; it shrank 0.2 percent in the second quarter. A recession is often defined
At least four people are dead and several others injured after a train crashed into a trailer carrying veterans during a parade in West Texas. The Midland Reporter-Telegram spoke to Midland Chief of Police Price Robinson. Here’s what the paper says: “A float carrying veterans and their wives in the ninth annual Show of Support
Enlarge image Fast Eddy Aki’a of Hawaii smokes a joint as thousands of supporters of legalized pot, lit up at 4:20 p.m. on April 20 in Denver, Colorado. Marc Piscotty/Getty Images Fast Eddy Aki’a of Hawaii smokes a joint as thousands of supporters of legalized pot, lit up at 4:20 p.m. on April 20 in
Enlarge image Sen.-elect Angus King of Maine (far right) joins newly elected Democratic senators and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. From left: Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Tim Kaine of Virginia, Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, Reid, and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. Harry Hamburg/AP Sen.-elect Angus King of Maine (far right) joins
The Egyptian president has recalled his ambassador to Israel in protest of Israel’s airstrikes on the Gaza Strip today, his spokesman said on state television. The strikes have killed at least 10 people including the commander of the military wing of Hamas. Reporting from Cairo, NPR’s Leila Fadel sent this report to our Newscast unit:
Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to the media in January. Allison Joyce/Getty Images i Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to the media in January. Allison Joyce/Getty Images We told you yesterday about a petition on the White House website signed by more than 70,000 people that seeks the secession of Texas from the union. Well,
Prince Charles does like eggs, but he doesn’t insist on being able to choose from among many, the palace says. Michael Dunlea /PA Photos /Landov i Prince Charles does like eggs, but he doesn’t insist on being able to choose from among many, the palace says. Michael Dunlea /PA Photos /Landov Weird headline, right? But
Enlarge Juan Medina/Reuters /Landov Olga Veloso protests against banking giant Bankia in Madrid, Spain in October. Veloso and her neighbors have twice blocked bailiffs from evicting her from her apartment after she lost her job and stopped paying the mortgage. With Spanish unemployment above 25 percent, hundreds of people are losing their homes each day.
Two weeks after Superstorm Sandy, clean-up continues in the heavily damaged Rockaway neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images i Two weeks after Superstorm Sandy, clean-up continues in the heavily damaged Rockaway neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Good morning. Our early posts: —
Paula Broadwell, the woman whose extramarital affair with retired Gen. David Petraeus led to his resignation Friday from the post of CIA director, is a major in the Army Reserve who specializes in counterterrorism issues. She’s also the author of All In: The Education of General David Petraeus, a biography of the former top U.S.
An Israeli armored vehicle at the entrance of Tel Hazeka Israeli army base in the Golan Heights on Sunday. Jini /Xinhua /Landov i An Israeli armored vehicle at the entrance of Tel Hazeka Israeli army base in the Golan Heights on Sunday. Jini /Xinhua /Landov Some of the latest news on the conflict in Syria: