NEW YORK — Dozens of rabbis are planning to boycott a scheduled speech by Donald Trump to the nation’s largest pro-Israeli lobbying group to protest what they feel is divisive rhetoric by the Republican presidential front-runner. The…
Donald Trump scored victories on Tuesday in three states, including the big-prize Florida, but lost Ohio to the state’s governor, John Kasich, as the billionaire continued to move ahead in his stunning campaign for the Republican presidential…
OFFICIALS say the number of Palestinian pilgrims killed in a bus accident in Jordan has risen to 16. The bus overturned late Wednesday near the border with Saudi Arabia. Initial reports said 14 passengers were killed and…
Naypyitaw, Myanmar — Myanmar’s parliament elected Htin Kyaw as the country’s new president yesterday in a watershed moment that ushers the longtime opposition party of Aung San Suu Kyi into government after 54 years of direct or…
Police were searching early Thursday for at least two gunmen who opened fire during a backyard party in suburban Pittsburgh, killing five people and wounding three others. Four women and a man were killed late Wednesday during…
THREE days of formal mourning and solemn ceremonies for former first lady Nancy Reagan are set to begin Wednesday. A small ceremony in the morning for family and friends in Santa Monica, California will be followed by…
BANGKOK — At least 60 passengers were injured early yesterday when the engine of a Bangkok water taxi exploded as the boat approached its dock, police said. Among the injured were three foreigners, including a Japanese male…
Warren, Michigan — Donald Trump is embracing what he calls flexibility on issues like torture and illegal immigration, abandoning at least for now the tough rhetoric that has fueled his rise to Republican front-runner status. His critics,…
Thousands stuck at Greek border Idomeni, Greece — Macedonian police fired tear gas and stun guns Monday as several hundred Iraqi and Syrian refugees, frustrated at days of delays in crossing the Greek-Macedonian border, broke down a…
LOS ANGELES —In an underdog win for a movie about an underdog profession, the newspaper drama “Spotlight” took best picture Sunday at an Academy Awards riven by protest and outrage, and electrified by an unflinching Chris Rock.…
Limassol, Cyprus — The rift over how to handle Europe’s immigration crisis ripped wide open Friday. As nations along the Balkans migrant route took more unilateral actions to shut down their borders, diplomats from EU nations bordering…
SANTA MONICA, California —The 31st Independent Film Spirit Awards provided a clear rebuke to the less diverse Oscars, bestowing awards on “Beasts of No Nation” co-stars Idris Elba and Abraham Attah and “Tangerine” star Mya Taylor, making…
