Koreas Agree to Break Ground on Inter-Korean Railroad
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea continued their push for peace Monday with high-level talks that resulted in a host of agreements, including a plan by the rivals for a groundbreaking ceremony this year on an ambitious project to connect their railways and roads. The agreements come amid unease in Washington over…
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Calls For New Regulation Mount As Limo Crash Victims Mourned
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL HILL , Associated Press AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (AP) — The day after a mourning community said last goodbyes to eight of 20 victims of a limousine crash — four sisters and four other relatives — the Senate's top Democrat called on federal regulators to formulate new safety standards for the vehicles.…
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Immigrants Face Hurdles to Prove Abuse by US Agents
HOUSTON, TX (AP) — Within hours of being booked at a Border Patrol station in far West Texas, two teenage sisters from Guatemala came forward to allege that an agent conducted an improper strip search. The agent in question denied the allegations, including the sisters' claims that he touched their genitals. He insisted he had…
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5 Days After Storm, Large Swath of Panhandle Suffering
MEXICO BEACH, FL (AP) — Crews with backhoes and other heavy equipment scooped up splintered boards, broken glass, chunks of asphalt and other debris in hurricane-flattened Mexico Beach on Sunday as the mayor held out hope for the 250 or so residents who may have tried to ride out the storm. The death toll from…
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UK’s Brexit Chief Rushes to Brussels for Sunday Talks
LONDON (AP) — Britain's Brexit secretary made a rush visit to Brussels on Sunday for surprise talks with the top European Union negotiator as Brexit talks accelerated ahead of a summit later this week. Dominic Raab's office said in a statement that the unusual weekend meeting with the EU's Michel Barnier was necessary. "With several…
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