WASHINGTON—In the United States, October 12 is significant as the date explorer Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas.The achievement, which is commemorated on the second Monday of October, is a source of pride, particularly within the Italian-American community because Columbus was Italian. But for some the holiday is marked by controversy. John Viola, president of the […]
WASHINGTON—Billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump continues to lead the crowded field of U.S. Republican presidential candidates while Hillary Clinton is the top Democrat. A newly-released poll of 1,200 voters by CBS News gives Trump 27 percent support among Republicans. He is followed by another political novice, former neurosurgeon Ben Carson, with 21 percent. None […]
One of the three Americans who stopped the terror attack on a French train in August, U.S. Air Force Airman Spencer Stone, was reportedly stabbed in an intersection near a Sacramento bar at approximately 1 am Thursday morning during an altercation. Two or three men, described as Asian males in white t-shirts and blue jeans, fled […]
Russia, which has been carrying out airstrikes in Syria, said Wednesday it has used four warships in the Caspian Sea to launch rockets at Islamic State targets in the war-torn country. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin that the vessels fired 26 cruise missiles at 11 Islamic State targets that he said were […]