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October 12, 2017

Paris hopes to ban gas-powered cars in city by 2030

In the future, the noise of car engines revving around the streets of Paris might become just a memory. In its latest ...

October 12, 2017

Kenya bans opposition protests ahead of new election

Kenya's government on Thursday banned opposition protests in their strongholds in the country's three biggest cities because ...

October 11, 2017

White House requests $5B to ease Puerto Rico fiscal crisis

The White House on Tuesday asked Congress for $5 billion to ease a fiscal crisis striking the government of Puerto Rico in ...

October 10, 2017

Last Kerner Commission member haunted, hopeful on race in US

Nearly 50 years after the Kerner Commission studied the causes of deadly riots in America's cities, its last surviving member ...

October 10, 2017

The Latest: Over 100 reported missing in California wildfire

The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 10:40 p.m. A Northern California county says it has received more than ...

October 10, 2017

Engineers: lives lost in Mexico quake could have been saved

Nearly two-thirds of the buildings that collapsed in Mexico City's monstrous earthquake last month were built using a ...

October 09, 2017

Iran suspends Zoroastrian member of Yazd city council

Iran's state TV is reporting that a Zoroastrian member of Yazd City Council has been suspended following a complaint.

October 08, 2017

Speaker's visit to Kurds divides Iraqi parliament

A leading Iraqi parliamentarian upbraided the legislative body's leader for meeting with Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani on ...

October 08, 2017

Hurricane Nate closes in on Mississippi, eyes 2nd landfall

Hurricane Nate came ashore on a sparsely populated area at the mouth of the Mississippi River on Saturday and closed in on ...

October 08, 2017

The Latest: Nate moves closer to Mississippi coast

The Latest on Hurricane Nate (all times local): 10 p.m. Hurricane Nate is moving closer to the Mississippi coast and is ...

October 08, 2017

Montana mayoral candidate needs only 1 vote _ his _ to win

There's one person running for mayor of Manhattan, Montana, and he only needs to vote for himself to win. The Bozeman Daily ...

October 06, 2017

Nate aims at New Orleans: Will pumps to drain the city work?

When Tropical Storm Nate formed and forecasts put New Orleans in its projected path for this weekend, one big question loomed ...

October 06, 2017

Houston asks oilman to help with hard choices after Harvey

As Houston confronts the immediate and long-term crisis created by Hurricane Harvey, it's turning once again to an oilman.

October 06, 2017

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton announces he'll run for Congress

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton wants to go to Congress, announcing Thursday that he'll seek to replace fellow Democrat Kyrsten ...

October 05, 2017

Suicide bomber strikes Shiite shrine in Pakistan, killing 20

A suicide bomber struck a Shiite shrine packed with worshippers in a remote village in southwestern Pakistan on Thursday, ...

October 05, 2017

Mozambican mayor fatally shot on peace deal anniversary

The mayor of one of Mozambique's biggest cities was fatally shot after giving a speech about peace efforts on the 25th ...

October 05, 2017

Judge rules suit over Charlottesville Lee statue can proceed

A Virginia judge ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit over Charlottesville's plans to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E.

October 04, 2017

Last known body recovered from rubble after Mexico quake

The last body known to be trapped in rubble has been recovered two weeks after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake killed at least 369 ...

October 04, 2017

Australian gun reform leader urges Trump to 'get real'

The former politician who helped win over a hostile Australian pro-gun lobby to the idea of massive weapons reform says the ...