Serbia Demands That NATO Takes Over the Policing of Kosovo’s North After a Deadly Shootout
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president demanded on Tuesday that NATO-led troops stationed in Kosovo take over the security from police in the north of the country, days after violent clashes between armed Serbs and Kosovo police left one officer…
Napolitano Laid to Rest in Italy’s First Secular Funeral for President
ROME (Reuters) – Italy held its first non-religious funeral for a head of state on Tuesday with a secular service in parliament for Giorgio Napolitano, a two-time president who died last week aged 98. Napolitano was the first former communist…
Home Prices Continue to Rise Even as Mortgage Rates Top 7% | Economy
Home prices rose 0.6% in July, holding their own amid high mortgage rates and a low supply of houses for sale, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index released on Tuesday. On an annual basis, the national index is now…
U.S. Democratic Senators Baldwin, Tester Call for Menendez’s Resignation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic Senators Tammy Baldwin and Jon Tester joined a growing number of Democrats on Tuesday when they called for Senator Bob Menendez to resign, after prosecutors charged him and his wife with taking bribes from three…
As Climate Change and High Costs Plague Alaska’s Fisheries, Fewer Young People Take up the Trade
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Lane Bolich first came to work in Alaska for the freedom and excitement that comes with being a fisher. A self-described adrenaline junkie, Bolich moved from his hometown in rural Washington state because he loves being…
China Asks Countries To Boycott Hong Kong Media Freedom Event
‘Media Freedom in Hong Kong’ is being held on the sidelines of meeting of UN Human Rights Council Geneva: China is pressing countries to boycott a British-organised event at the United Nations in Geneva on media freedom in Hong Kong…
Black Girl Snubbed At Medal Ceremony Gets Apology From Gymnastics Ireland
The girl’s mother said, “It’s unbelievable that you treat a little girl this way.” Gymnastics Ireland (GI) is facing global outrage after a viral video showed a black gymnast being excluded during a medal ceremony. The video, recorded at the…