Bell, an African-American, told 60 fellow mayors from around the world Tuesday: “At the time of my birth, I was born into a society in Birmingham, Alabama, that existed as a close cousin of slavery called segregation”.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan sets the first ever federal limits on carbon pollution from existing power plants that causes climate change, invests in clean, renewable energy, and boosts energy efficiency. “This potential change could have a...
After Joe Blanton was designated for assignment following the Kansas City Royals’ acquisition of Johnny Cueto from the Cincinnati Reds, the 34-year-old was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates early Thursday morning, according to the team’s official Twitter account.
Jorgensen, 29, and True, 33, become the sixth and seventh members of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team, joining pentathlete Nathan Schrimsher, table tennis player Yue “Jennifer” Wu, and open water swimmers Jordan Wilimovsky, Sean Ryan and Haley Anderson, all of whom...
The National Weather Service says scattered strong to severe storms are possible over much of southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa, and southwest Minnesota. The official definition for this classification is that “numerous severe storms” are possible within 25 miles...
Pep Guardiola’s frustration was clear to see after Bayern Munich lost to VfL Wolfsburg on penalties in the German Super Cup, the curtain-raiser to the Bundesliga season where the league champions take on the German Cup holders.
Russian Federation cancelled a contract to deliver the advanced missile system to Iran in 2010 under pressure from the West. But Putin lifted that self-imposed ban in April following an interim nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.
Hicks-Hudson emphasized that the microcystin toxin was detected about 3 miles out in the lake and has not been detected inside the Collins Park Water Treatment Plant, which treats the water for hundreds of thousands of residents in the area.
The Foreign Ministry condemned an Amnesty global report released on Wednesday that claims Israel committed war crimes during Operation Protective Edge last summer. Wael al-Namla, 26, and Sharif, 4, were reportedly amputated after being injured during an Israeli strike on August...