PARIS—French President Francois Hollande is calling for sanctions on Russia to be lifted if there is progress in Ukraine. During a two-hour radio interview, Hollande said sanctions imposed by Europe and the United States had not only hit Russia hard, but were also hurting the European economy. But there must be no new sanctions – […]
The three-term governor of New York and father of current governor of that state, Mario Cuomo passed away from heart failure on New Years Day. Cuomo, who served as New York’s governor from 1983 until 1994, was hospitalized in late November for the heart condition that would eventually take his life. He was 82. After graduating […]
For the second time in a week, the Italian Coast Guard has taken control of a vessel carrying refugees from Syria in Italian waters after the crew has abandoned the wheelhouse after setting course for the Italian mainland. On Friday the Italian Coast Guard reported that it had landed a helicopter aboard the Ezadeen, a 50-year-old livestock […]
A Uniontown man’s toilet paper wiped away his alibi after a fouled up robbery attempt in Uniontown, Pennsylvania on Saturday. A police report from that city stated that 29-year-old Eric Frey walked into the Michael Maria’s Pizza Parlor at 7:40 pm on Saturday and handed the counter-person there a stick-up note written on a scrap […]