Six shot and wounded at Chicago street party Six people were wounded at a street party in Chicago’s West Side early Sunday when at least one person started shooting, the city’s police department said.
Dominican tourism minister calls spate of deaths … The Dominican Republic’s top tourism official on Friday downplayed multiple deaths of American tourists, calling it an exaggeration.
RNC Night 2 recap: First lady expresses sympathy … President Donald Trump aggressively asserted control over the Republican National Convention on Monday, overshadowing the prime-time speakers, as he made clear he wants voters to focus on him.
Governor Lee says he’s prepared to take action after … Tennessee House Republicans have cast a vote of no confidence in House Speaker Glen Casada, who remains ensnared by a spate of scandals.
GOP’s Weld says he’s most pro-choice candidate in … EXETER, N.H. (AP) — A Republican pursuing a long-shot primary challenge of President Donald Trump says he feels “terrible” about a spate of recent abortion laws approved by legislatures in conservative states. Bill Weld told a crowd in Exeter, New Hampshire, that government has no business interfering with a woman’s decision to have an abortion. […]
Five ways to improve your mental health in 2020 You can take scientifically validated steps to improve your mental outlook, and — because the mind and body are entwined — these behaviors also will improve your overall health.
More countries welcoming US tourists While most US travelers are staying close to home, preferring short-distance car trips to international air travel, some voyagers won’t let a global pandemic curb their travel plans. And there are still a handful of options.
Delta allows passengers to Dominican Republic to … Delta Air Lines is giving passengers to one of the Dominican Republic’s airports the right to change or cancel tickets without the usual penalty. The flights covered by the waiver are those going to and from Punta Cana, on the eastern tip of the Island, where several American tourists have died in the last year. Delta said […]
More US troops die during training than in combat … (CNN) — A vehicle accident that killed one cadet from the US Military Academy and injured 21 others Thursday is refocusing attention on a startling statistic — more American service members are dying during training exercises than in combat operations. Between 2006 and 2018, 31.9% of active-duty military deaths were the result of accidents, according […]
Trump visits troops in Afghanistan, says Taliban … BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AP) — President Donald Trump paid a surprise Thanksgiving visit to Afghanistan, where he announced the U.S. and Taliban have been engaged in ongoing peace talks and said he believes the Taliban want a cease-fire. In his first trip to the site of America’s longest war, Trump arrived at Bagram Air […]
Neighbor: Texas gunman was ‘violent, aggressive person’ The gunman in a West Texas rampage “was on a long spiral of going down” and had been fired from his oil services job the morning he killed seven people, calling 911 both before and after the shooting began, authorities said.