Stockholm Olympic bidders confident Swedes will back 2026 Games
Officials for Stockholm’s 2026 Winter Olympics bid believe the majority of Swedes will eventually back the project if the city wins the Games on Monday....
Armada of barges cleared for Mississippi River shipments after floods
The upper Mississippi River reopened to barge traffic on Friday as vessels were cleared to ship through St. Louis harbor, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)...
Freed Russian rights advocate says he won’t return to job in Chechnya
A prominent Russian human rights advocate jailed on charges his supporters say were trumped up walked free on Friday, but said he would not return...
Trump says he aborted retaliatory strike on Iran to spare Iranian lives
U.S. President Donald said on Friday he had aborted a military strike on Iran because such a response to Tehran’s downing of an unmanned U.S....
Pink Floyd’s Gilmour sells guitars for climate change
David Gilmour’s guitar collection nets more than 21 million dollars at Christie’s auction in New York, with proceeds going to ClientEarth. Rough cut (no reporter...
Harry Potter hopes to give ‘Pokemon Go’ a run for its money
Game ‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’ to offer something new to the Augmented Reality (AR) market. Rough cut (no reporter narration)....
Philadelphia refinery blaze started in butane vat: official
Philadelphia’s deputy fire commissioner Craig Murphy says the massive refinery fire at Philadelphia Energy Solutions, began early Friday morning in a butane vat, adding there...
U.S. Democratic 2020 candidate Warren calls for ban on private prisons
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Friday called for the elimination of privately run prisons and detention centers at the federal and state level,...
Trump says he halted U.S. strike on Iran over possible casualties
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he called off a planned military strike against Iran because it would have been a disproportionate response to...
Trump warned Tehran the U.S. was about to strike, called for talks: Iranian officials
Iranian officials told Reuters on Friday that Tehran had received a message from U.S. President Donald Trump warning that a U.S. attack on Iran was...
