Italy | Political talks on forming new government open

Italian President Sergio Mattarella opened two days of formal consultations yesterday to determine if any party or coalition can muster support to form a government after

US museum stalls Hiroshima exhibit over nuke weapon ban push

A museum in Los Alamos, New Mexico — a once-secret New Mexico city that developed the atomic bomb which helped end World War II — has put an

This Day in History | 1955 Sir Winston Churchill resigns

The news was announced in a statement from Buckingham Palace this afternoon. It said: “The Right Honorable Sir Winston Churchill had an audience with the

Offbeat | Police investigate reports of ‘zombie’ raccoons

Police are investigating reports of “zombie-like” raccoons in northeast Ohio. WKBN-TV reports Youngstown police have received more than a dozen calls in the past three weeks about

World briefs

CHINA-KOREA Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told North Korea’s foreign minister that Beijing supports the North’s planned summits with South Korea and the United States. INDONESIA Waters

The Buzz | Trump wants US military to secure border until wall is built

President Donald Trump wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his “big, beautiful wall” is erected. He said during a news conference Tuesday: “Until

Cool jazz: Bowhead whales improvise when singing, study says

Some whales are taking jazz riffs to new depths. For the first time, scientists have eavesdropped year-round on the songs of bowhead whales, the little-heard whales that

Obituary | Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: A life of struggle

Even the name given to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at birth — Nomzamo, “one who undergoes trials” — foretold a life of struggle. During her nearly 38-year marriage

King’s heirs still grappling with his killing 50 years later

 On April 4, 1968, a movement lost its patriarch when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed on a hotel balcony in Memphis.

German prosecutors seek to extradite ex-Catalan leader

German prosecutors said yesterday they are seeking the extradition of former Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont to Spain, where he could face trial for his role in

Offbeat | Couple who met in supermarket marry amid veggies in Aisle 13

Attention all shoppers: wedding in Aisle 13. A couple who met at a supermarket have tied the knot there with canned carrots and peas among their wedding

This Day in History | 1979 – Deposed Pakistani PM is executed

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, has been hanged in spite of international calls for clemency. Mr Bhutto, 51, who had been Pakistan’s leader

World briefs

INDIA’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting yesterday withdrew a sweeping new order clamping down on journalists accused of spreading fake news. INDONESIA A commander of

The Buzz | Homicide rate in London on the rise; knife crime to blame

The homicide rate in London so far has increased each month in 2018 as the British capital experiences a rise in knife-related crime. The Metropolitan Police said Monday there

Former Revel casino moving toward reopening as Ocean Resort

Atlantic City’s former Revel casino is moving toward its reincarnation as the Ocean Resort Casino. The Boardwalk property said Monday it’s affiliating with the

Turkey, Russia deepen ties amid troubled relations with West

Ties between Russia and Turkey are growing closer than ever, as Russia runs into widespread diplomatic fallout from the poisoned spy scandal and Turkey’s relations with its

Trump calls for border legislation using ‘nuclear option’

President Donald Trump continued to rage over immigration yesterday, calling on Congress to pass border legislation using the “Nuclear Option if necessary.” Trump tweeted that

Syria | Largest rebel group starts leaving Damascus enclave

The most powerful Syrian rebel faction on the fringes of Damascus began abandoning its stronghold in the once rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta today, opening

Offbeat | Iowa man wins lawsuit over calling his hometown stinky

An Iowa man threatened by city officials with legal action for saying on a website that his hometown smelled like “rancid dog food” won a free-speech lawsuit

This Day in History | 1996 – ‘Unabomber’ suspect arrested

Police in the United States have arrested a man they believe to be the notorious “Unabomber” who has killed three people and maimed 23 others. The

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