By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – A group representing major US airlines said on Friday it opposes Air China’s bid to schedule additional flights from Beijing to New York and Washington as part of President Xi Jinping’s planned meeting with President Donald Trump.…
BOSTON (AP) — The lone juror who wanted to convict Lindsay Clancy of murder for killing her three children said he was certain of her guilt, but that other jurors wouldn’t listen to him, according to a statement released by his lawyer Friday in his…
PRAGUE (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to NATO renewed his country’s criticism of the Czech Republic on Friday, saying it had failed to spend enough on defense. “It is disappointing to see that it has not made more progress towards meeting the Hague Defense Commitment,”…
COMSTOCK, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration has started building the border wall through a west Texas section of the Big Bend region, marking the first major construction in an area of the U.S.-Mexico border where the administration’s plans have met with heavy opposition. The…
By Field Level Media Sep 18 (Field Level Media) – Noahkai Banks has decided to represent Germany instead of the United States in his international soccer career. The German Football Federation made the announcement about the former U.S. youth player on Friday. Banks, 19, is…
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Duncan Sheik, the Tony-winning Broadway composer who transitioned from chart-topping singer-songwriter to the creative force behind the Broadway musical “Spring Awakening”, died on Thursday at age 56, according to a post on his Instagram account on Friday.…
By Field Level Media Sep 18 (Field Level Media) – Former NFL Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore returned to Foxborough, Mass., on Friday to retire as a member of the New England Patriots. The five-time Pro Bowl cornerback played four seasons with the…
BRUSSELS, Sept 18 (Reuters) – NATO’s top commander, US Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, took part in a virtual briefing on Friday for Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby on potential approaches to a review of US troop deployments in Europe. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a review in…
ROME, Sept 18 (Reuters) – The UN’s World Food Programme, the world’s biggest humanitarian agency, on Friday named U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee, Luke Lindberg, as its next executive director, a statement said. Lindberg, currently a senior U.S. agricultural official, was appointed by UN Secretary…
By Joanna Plucinska LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – With generous helpings of caviar and champagne, Air France’s costly bet on luxury appears to be paying off, helping the Paris-based carrier weather the fallout from the Iran war, Chief Executive Ben Smith told Reuters on Friday.…
