BAGHDAD (AP) — A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital's heavily fortified Green Zone Sunday night, landing less than a mile from the sprawling U.S. Embassy, an Iraqi military spokesman said.The apparent attack, which Iraq's state-run news agency said did not cause any casualties, came amid heightened tensions across... Read more…
MIAMI (AP) — A mother who turned to activism after the slaying of her black teen son Trayvon Martin has announced she is running for office in Miami. The Miami Herald reports Sybrina Fulton will be entering the race to join the 13-member board of Miami-Dade County commissioners.Fulton said in... Read more…
CLAREMONT, N.H. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has jabbed at President Donald Trump, saying he understands why people are mesmerized by the president's tweets because "it is the nature of grotesque things that you can't look away."Buttigieg spoke Sunday during a Fox News town hall. Asked about how... Read more…
SYDNEY (AP) — Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks set to form a majority government as counting of votes from Australia's election allays fears his conservative coalition may have to rule in the minority.With 76 seats needed for majority rule, figures from the Australian Electoral Commission on Monday showed 84 %... Read more…
MARACAIBO, Venezuela (AP) — U.S. sanctions on oil-rich Venezuela appear to be taking hold, resulting in mile-long lines for fuel in the South American nation's second-largest city, Maracaibo.Some drivers said they'd had to wait almost 24 hours to fuel up, and people have been grabbing catnaps on the hoods of... Read more…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators marched to the Alabama Capitol on Sunday to protest the state's newly approved abortion ban, chanting "my body, my choice!" and "vote them out!"The demonstration came days after Gov. Kay Ivey signed the most stringent abortion law in the nation— making performing an... Read more…
A 'Good Samaritan heard gunshots outside her house. She ran outside to see several teenagers running down the street. She then saw this sweet baby crying in pain under her car,' wrote one of the rescuers in a Facebook post. Read more…
