Soccer player gunned down in latest Amsterdam violence
A former Dutch professional footballer who played for clubs in Portugal, Hungary and England has been shot dead in the latest violence to afflict Amsterdam,...
Burger King scraps plastic toys in children’s meals, launches amnesty
Burger King will stop handing out plastic toys in its children’s meals and said on Thursday it was launching an amnesty for customers to return...
Amazon vows to meet goals of Paris climate agreement by 2040
Amazon.com Inc is due to sign a pledge to meet the goals of the Paris Climate agreement by 2040, 10 years ahead of schedule, Chief...
Elderly, sick, and struggling to prove her right to live in the UK
Sonja Brain, 84, is bed-bound in hospital – preventing her from proving her right to live in the UK as the country approaches its scheduled...
Tunisian media report death of ousted president Ben Ali
Tunisian Mosaique FM and Achourouk newspaper on Thursday reported that former president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali had died in Saudi Arabia, citing non-Tunisian sources....
Torrential rains from storm Imelda submerge parts of southeast Texas
Dangerous flash floods inundated parts of southeastern Texas on Thursday as Tropical Depression Imelda dumped the last of its rains, with the National Hurricane Center...
Exxon shuts Beaumont, Texas chemical plant: company
Exxon Mobil Corp shut the chemical plant at its Beaumont, Texas, refining and petrochemical complex on Thursday morning because of flooding from Tropical Storm Imelda,...
Trump sues Manhattan district attorney Vance, Mazars
U.S. President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance and Trump’s longtime accounting firm Mazars, according to records in...
Microsoft drives S&P 500 near record high
Gains in Microsoft shares pushed the benchmark S&P 500 within striking distance of its record high, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates...
Democrats seek details of whistleblower complaint about Trump’s talk with foreign leader – USA TODAY
Democrats seek details of whistleblower complaint about Trump’s talk with foreign leader USA TODAY Acting DNI refuses to turn over whistleblower complaint, raising concerns of a...