When Kamala Harris and Joe Biden Clashed on Busing and Segregation
In a contentious exchange during the last round of Democratic debates, Ms. Harris confronted Mr. Biden about having worked with segregationists in the Senate and discussed her personal history with busing. Here’s a refresher.
Dubai sheikh posts cryptic poem as wife Princess Haya attends court for start of custody battle
The ruler of Dubai published an online poem about “shining swords with sharp blades” on the day his estranged wife asked a British judge to make an arranged marriage protection order. The billionaire Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, 70, posted a…
Kelly Craft confirmed as new US envoy to United Nations
Kelly Craft won Senate confirmation Wednesday to be the next US ambassador to the United Nations, overcoming Democratic resistance after President Donald Trump tapped her for the high-profile post. Craft has been serving as US ambassador to Canada, wh…
North Korea says it tested crucial new rocket launch system
North Korea said Thursday leader Kim Jong Un supervised the first test firing of a new multiple rocket launcher system that could potentially enhance its ability to strike targets in South Korea and U.S. military bases there. The report by North Korea…
US imposes sanctions on Iran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif
Washington says Zarif was targeted because he is a ‘key enabler of Ayatollah Khamenei’s policies’ Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says US sanctions on him will have ‘no effect’. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Trump administra…
5 Highlights From Night 2 of Democratic Debates
The candidates along the wings went hard after the night’s leading candidates, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
US-S. Korea military exercises still on despite North’s warnings
Joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea will go ahead, a Pentagon official said on Wednesday, after missile tests and calls for the drills’ cancellation by North Korea. The affirmation of the annual, joint exercises came ami…
Editorials from around Pennsylvania – Lexington Herald Leader
Editorials from around Pennsylvania Lexington Herald LeaderRecent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania’s newspapers.
Overlooked No More: Georgia Gilmore, Who Fed and Funded the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Gilmore started the Club From Nowhere, a clandestine group that prepared and sold meals to raise money for the 381-day resistance action.
UPDATE 1-No plan to change South Korea-U.S. military exercise, U.S. official says
The United States does not plan to make changes to a military drill with South Korea, a senior U.S. defense official said on Wednesday, despite a series of North Korean missile launches intended to pressure Seoul and Washington to stop joint exercises….
Reagan’s racist phone call, revealed
Plus: North Korea launched two missiles and an ex-"American Idol" finalist in prison.
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