Posts in category National & World

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press HAVANA – Six months after President Raul Castro declared war on the Zika virus in Cuba, a militarized nationwide campaign …

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY – Elevating the “saint of the gutters” to one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors, Pope Francis on …

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN The Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Cuba (AP) — The first commercial flight between the United States and Cuba in more than a …

By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Associate Press HAVANA – The commander of Colombia’s biggest rebel movement said Sunday its fighters will permanently cease hostilities with the government …

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON – Justice Department lawyers investigating police agencies for claims of racial discrimination and excessive force are increasingly turning up …

By Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A Pennsylvania drug company announced Monday that it has launched a clinical trial of an experimental Zika …

By Associated Press WASHINGTON – Commuters waiting for their trains at a handful of Metro stations have a new way to help pass the time …

By Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The IOC says it may be forced to consider sanctions against Kenya after its national Olympic committee was disbanded. …

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM – The former head of Israel’s Mossad spy agency on Tuesday said the establishment of an independent Palestinian state …

By Associated Press MIAMI – The Coast Guard this week has repatriated 161 Cuban migrants to the island nation following more than a dozen interdiction’s …