More than 1,700 fire fighters were at 12.30pm on Wednesday battling 13 major forest fires in mainland Portugal, while in Funchal, on the island of Madeira, local teams and reinforcements sent from Lisbon continued to try to put out various blazes.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz was ousted as chair of the Democratic National Committee in part because leaked emails revealed the DNC’s efforts to undermine the insurgent campaign of Bernie Sanders and protect establishment powerhouse Hillary Clinton.
The broad S&P 500 stock index closed 0.9 percent higher at 2182.87, a few points above its all time closing high of 2175.03, which occurred on July 22. Financials and technology stocks led the gains, up 1.9% and 1.2%, respectively, while defensive sectors such as utilities...
According to widespread reports here and elsewhere, the Brewers and Indians agreed to terms on a deal that would send Milwaukee catcher Jonathan Lucroy to Cleveland for an impressive package of prospects.
Delta is still dealing with issues related to the outage. Another 1,900 Delta flights had been delayed, according to tracking service FlightStats Inc. The airline is refusing to detail the extent of that fire and the damage it caused. They declined to describe whether the...
Venezuela fought valiantly, but it was only enough to keep them close for a quarter-and-a-half. The Americans move to 2-0 against Group A in the 2016 Olympic Games.