Category Archives: World
Pentagon seeks base site to house 5000 migrant children
by LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department is reviewing a number of military bases to find a location that can house up to 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children as the U.S. braces for a surge of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border this spring. Read more » »
Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, March 13, 2019 Chicago TribuneScores, schedules and highlights in Sports from the Region in Northwest Indiana. Read more »
US sends mixed messages on potential for force in Venezuela
by MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A seemingly belligerent tweet from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about pulling American diplomats out of Venezuela has prompted further criticism Tuesday of an administration that has sent mixed messages about what it might do as it seeks to oust the leader of the South American nation. Read more » »
Body of Englishwoman dead in Guatemala shows signs of trauma
by SONIA PEREZ D. Associated Press QUETZALTENANGO, Guatemala (AP) — The body of an English tourist found dead near a Guatemala highland lake popular with travelers shows signs of trauma but no apparent gunshot or stab wounds, a doctor performing an autopsy said Tuesday. Read more » »
Trump to present Medal of Honor to late Army staff sergeant
by DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army staff sergeant killed in Iraq while trying to subdue a suicide bomber will receive the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award for battlefield valor. Read more » »
Some Facebook quizzes were designed to steal your data, lawsuit says
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — If you’ve taken a Facebook quiz, you should be aware that some of them were designed to steal your personal data, a lawsuit from Facebook states. Read more » »
On would-be wedding weekend, Tennessee woman visits fiance’s grave after shooting
(Chattanooga Times Free Press/Doug Strickland/AP) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — On what would’ve been her wedding weekend, a 22-year-old woman visited her fiance’s grave after police say he was fatally shot while trying to sell a gaming system in Tennessee. Read more » »
House Appropriations Committee hearing on FEMA recovery efforts
House Appropriations Committee hearing on FEMA recovery efforts KATUWASHINGTON (SBG) — House Appropriations Committee holds an update hearing on FEMA recovery efforts for 2017 and 2018 disasters. Read more » »
NIH cancer chief to serve as acting FDA commissioner
by MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the National Cancer Institute will temporarily take charge of the Food and Drug Administration next month after the departure of its current chief. The appointment Tuesday of Dr. Ned Sharpless comes a week after Scott Gottlieb unexpectedly announced his resignation. Read more » »
House Judiciary Committee holds hearing on T-Mobile/Sprint merger
House Judiciary Committee holds hearing on T-Mobile/Sprint merger KATUWASHINGTON (SBG) — The House Judiciary Committee will hold the hearing „Examining the Impact of the Proposed Merger of T-Mobile and Sprint,” with … Read more » »
