International Affairs

Iraq’s Kurds say 92% voted in favor of independence

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Kurdish referendum on independence from Iraq was approved by more than…
Irma’s destruction of trailers challenges Keys’ lifestyle

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Architect Kobi Karp has a vision for affordable housing in…
‘Nothing, nothing.’ Aid lags in hurricane-torn Puerto Rico

MONTEBELLO, Puerto Rico (AP) — Relatives helped Maribel Valentin Espino find shelter when Hurricane Maria roared…
House speaker promises aid for Puerto Rico hurricane victims

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan promised Monday that Washington will make sure that the…
Thousands pack Charlottesville stadium for unity concert

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Thousands of people have packed a stadium in Charlottesville for a concert…
Don’t talk about mom: NFL players angry over Trump’s insult

President Donald Trump probably didn’t realize he’d struck such a nerve with NFL players when…
Gov. McAuliffe authorizes National Guard to deploy force to U.S. Virgin Islands

RICHMOND — Governor McAuliffe, on Sept. 22, authorized the Virginia National Guard to send 120 soldiers to the…
Mexico quake rescuers race to free girl, other survivors

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The wiggling fingers of a young girl trapped in the rubble of…
The Latest: Big quake’s death toll rises to 230 in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The latest on a major earthquake that has struck Mexico (all times…
Boxer LaMotta, immortalized in ‘Raging Bull,’ dies at 95

MIAMI (AP) — Jake LaMotta, the former middleweight champion whose life in and out of the…
Jimmy Kimmel: Senator ‘lied right to my face’ on health care

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel says U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy “lied right to my face”…
Edmunds: 8 new cars, SUVs coming to the US in 2018

The biennial Frankfurt auto show in Germany is Europe’s biggest display of new cars and SUVs…
Greek oil spill effort stalled by cleanup vessel arrests

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The captain and chief mechanic of a ship commissioned for an oil-spill…
US flies powerful warplanes amid tensions with North Korea

By HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. military flew advanced bombers and…
In debut at UN, Trump to offer assurances, warnings

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump will use his debut speech to the U.…