Four people seriously hurt in knife attacks in Vienna Four people were seriously wounded in two knife attacks in a district of the Austrian capital, Vienna, on Wednesday evening, but a motive or any connection between the assaults was unclear, a police spokesman said. The stabbings – the first of […]
US metal tariffs: Mexico and Canada may be exempt, White House says The White House says there could be exemptions to US plans to impose tariffs on metal imports, in a softening of its tough stance. Canada, Mexico and other countries may see “carve-outs” on national security grounds, a spokeswoman […]
Crew searching for MH370 ‘optimistic’ of finding missing plane The crew searching for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have said they “remain optimistic” of finding the missing plane in their first statement to media. Two Malaysian navy officers aboard the search ship, Azmi Rosedee and Adbul Halim Ahmad Nordin, told the […]
Trump Lawyer Obtained Restraining Order to Silence Stormy Daniels President Trump’s lawyer secretly obtained a temporary restraining order last week to prevent a pornographic film star from speaking out about her alleged affair with Mr. Trump, according to legal documents and interviews. The order, issued by an arbitrator in California […]
Florida House Passes Gun Control Bill, Defying N.R.A. Florida lawmakers gave final passage to a $400 million gun control and school safety bill on Wednesday in defiance of the National Rifle Association, which opposed the legislation’s firearm restrictions. The bipartisan vote came three weeks after a gunman killed 17 people […]
China tries to gauge North Korea nuclear offer President Trump praised China for helping drive North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s toward potential denuclearization talks with Washington, but a cautious Beijing has barely even reacted to reports this week that Mr. Kim is offering to halt all nuclear and missile […]
Man, 2 Texas deputies injured in daylong standoff, elderly woman found dead in house Two deputies have been injured in a daylong standoff with a man barricaded in a San Antonio house full of propane tanks. The standoff began around 7 p.m. Tuesday, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said, when […]
Florida lawmakers pass bill that would allow school staff to carry guns The Florida House on Wednesday passed legislation that would impose new restrictions on firearm sales and allow some teachers and staff to carry guns in school. Spurred by the February 14 school shooting in Parkland, the Marjory Stoneman […]
White House Prepares to Formalize Tariffs but Floats Exemptions More than 100 Republican lawmakers implored President Trump to drop plans for stiff and sweeping steel and aluminum tariffs as the White House prepared to formalize the measures on Thursday afternoon. Officials said late Wednesday that the plan would initially exempt […]
Student killed, 2nd injured at high school shooting in Alabama A 17-year-old female student was fatally shot and another teenager injured in a shooting Wednesday at an Alabama high school, according to the school district. The shooting happened during dismissal time at Huffman High School, Birmingham City Schools said in […]
