WHITE HOUSE, PENTAGON — The U.S. military fired a barrage of missiles into Syria early Friday in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack blamed on President Bashar al-Assad’s forces that killed about 100 civilians. It is the first direct U.S. assault on Syrian government forces. The 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles were launched about 4:40 a.m. local […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two male Canadian nationals are in custody facing federal drug charges Thursday after an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed the pair allegedly attempted to transport nearly 300 pounds of suspected cocaine in a Canada-bound Piper Navajo twin-engine aircraft. Sylvain […]
LONDON — Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has been a divisive issue, but its passage has called attention to a question that many people of varying political persuasions around the world are asking these days: Has globalization been good for communities? The process of leaving the European Union officially got under way Wednesday when […]
China said Wednesday it is committed to honoring its pledges under the Paris climate change agreement, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order that would effectively dismantle environmental regulations put in place by his predecessor, Barack Obama. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said combating climate change is a challenge […]