Life & Style | Jane Fonda returns to civil disobedience for climate change

Inspired by the climate activism of a Swedish teenager, Jane Fonda says she’s returning to civil disobedience nearly a half-century after she was last arrested

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The Buzz | Four suspects indicted in case of slain Slovak journalist

Slovakia prosecutors have indicted four suspects in the slaying of an investigative reporter and his fiancee, a case that brought down the government. The four include the

WikiLeaks founder Assange in UK court to fight extradition

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in court yesterday to fight extradition to the United States on charges of espionage, saying he needed more time to

UK’s Johnson asks for a Brexit delay that he doesn’t want

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pressed ahead yesterday with plans to try to win parliamentary backing for his new Brexit deal even as the European Union began considering his grudging

Trump scraps plan to host G-7 at his Doral golf resort

Responding to stinging criticism, President Donald Trump has abruptly reversed his plan to hold the next year’s Group of Seven world leaders’ meeting at his Doral golf resort in Florida. Trump

This Day in History | 1982 Sinn Fein triumph in elections

Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Provisional IRA, has won its first seats in the elections to the new Ulster Assembly. Gerry Adams, vice president of Sinn Fein, took the

Offbeat | Wyoming man grows 1,491-pound pumpkin, breaks state record

The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported Thursday that Andy Corbin grew the gourd in his backyard. For perspective, scientists say newborn elephants weigh about 200 pounds on average. Corbin says the pumpkins he

The Buzz | Italian experts defuse WWII bomb in northern city

Italian authorities evacuated 4,000 people from the center of the northern city of Bolzano yesetrady to defuse a World War II bomb found during construction. Three experts defused the 500-pound American

In many parts of Mexico, government ceded battle to cartels

The Mexican city of Culiacan lived under drug cartel terror for 12 hours as gang members forced the government to free a drug lord’s son, but in many parts of

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CHINA People’s Bank of China Governor Yi Gang said the yuan is at an “appropriate level” and cross-border capital flows have stayed balanced since the currency weakened past 7 per

UK, EU reach tentative Brexit deal that still needs ratification

Britain and the European Union finally reached a new tentative Brexit deal yesterday hoping to escape the acrimony, divisions and frustration of their three-year divorce battle. British

Offbeat | Musicians Hall of Fame to honor group with New Jersey roots

Seven years after hitting the road to perform and share their stories of recording with some of the biggest names in pop music, a New Jersey-based group of

This Day in History | 1963 – Aristocrat is new prime minister

A Scottish Earl has won one of the most bitterly-fought leadership contests in the history of the Conservative Party to become Britain’s next Prime Minister. As Lord

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The Buzz | Da Vinci’s ‘Vitruvian Man’ drawing can go on loan to Louvre

An Italian court has ruled that Leonardo Da Vinci’s iconic “Vitruvian Man” drawing can be loaned to France’s Louvre Museum, solving an ongoing cultural dispute between Italy and France.

Turkey defies its NATO allies in Syria, as Russia steps in

Russia said it was working to prevent a conflict between advancing Turkish and Syrian government forces yesterday, as Turkey’s president defied growing pressure and sanctions

Offbeat | Man charged after roommate attack, believed he was a vampire

A Washington state man was charged with a felony assault after police say he attacked his roommate believing he acknowledged being a vampire. Kitsap Sun reported this

This Day in History | 1968 – Black athletes make silent protest

Two black American athletes have made history at the Mexico Olympics by staging a silent protest against racial discrimination. Tommie Smith and John Carlos, gold and bronze

Life & Style | ‘Desperate’ Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time in college scam

  Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman — aka inmate No. 77806-112 — reported yesterday to a federal prison in California to serve a two-week sentence in

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