SOUTH BOSTON, Va. (AP) — Outside the Annin Flagmakers factory in this perennial swing state, a summer of discontent is brewing. They feel the country's divides inside, too — gulfs between rich and poor, left and right, this side and…
Yet as their hands glide over broad red and white stripes and sew bright stars to blue rectangles, crafting the most unifying American symbol, the flagmakers sound far more alike than different. Because we realize, together we stand, divided we fall. Haney and Bouldin work on opposite ends of the sprawling sewing room floor, and political pollsters would see them in different worlds altogether. American agreement is harder to gauge than division, observes Tom Smith, director of an eminent yardstick of public opinion... Читать дальше...
Libyan forces said Tuesday they were advancing inside the jihadist bastion of Sirte, as Washington conducted a second straight day of air strikes on Islamic State group positions in the city.
Professor Brian Cox talks to the BBC about how why science can give us hope in a turbulent world.
Als de voortekenen niet bedriegen koerst Groot-Brittannië af op een recessie. De Bank of England moet verlossing bieden. Maar of dat lukt?
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Chris Roberson homered and singled twice, scoring a pair of runs while also driving home a couple as the Sultanes de Monterrey topped the Diablos Rojos del Mexico 9-8 on Tuesday.
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Chris Roberson homered and singled twice, scoring a pair of runs while also driving home a couple as the Sultanes de Monterrey topped the Diablos Rojos del Mexico 9-8 on Tuesday.
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Chris Roberson homered and singled twice, scoring a pair of runs while also driving home a couple as the Sultanes de Monterrey topped the Diablos Rojos del Mexico 9-8 on Tuesday.
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Chris Roberson homered and singled twice, scoring a pair of runs while also driving home a couple as the Sultanes de Monterrey topped the Diablos Rojos del Mexico 9-8 on Tuesday.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A new organization supporting immigration reform is announcing its plans and data about the contributions of immigrants to North Carolina. The event will feature Ann Robertson of the Robertson Immigration Law Firm and Bob Orr, a former associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court and former GOP candidate for governor.
PHOENIX — Wilson Ramos hit a three-run homer to break a fifth-inning tie, leading the Washington Nationals to a 10-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. Ramos connected for his 16th home run with two outs off Diamondbacks starter Robbie Ray (5-11). Chris Heisey followed with a solo shot, marking the 13th time
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican voters backed conservative outsiders to advance in Michigan's open U.S. House primaries, delivering a surprise victory in the north and validating a wealthy businessman's second try for Congress.
(AP) — Republican voters backed conservative outsiders to advance in Michigan's open U.S. House primaries, delivering a surprise victory in the north and validating a wealthy businessman's second try for Congress. Little-known retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Jack Bergman won the GOP contest over two politically experienced candidates in northern Michigan. In the Thumb, victorious retired vocational school company CEO Paul Mitchell, a Republican, will be favored in the fall general election over former Democratic state Rep. Читать дальше...
Blunt and Democratic Secretary of State Jason Kander easily won their parties' nomination in the Senate race. [...] both have been essentially campaigning against each other for months. William Lacy Clay defeated state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal and St. Louis school board member Bill Haas to win the Democratic primary. University of Missouri law professor Josh Hawley defeated state Sen. Kurt Schaefer for the Republican nomination for attorney general, a post being vacated by two-term office holder Chris Koster... Читать дальше...
Donald Trump's daughter spoke about the difficulties of running for office.
PARIJS (ANP) - De Franse bank Société Générale heeft de winst in het tweede kwartaal zien groeien. Dat kwam onder meer omdat er minder geld opzij moest worden gezet voor slechte leningen. Ook deed een bate uit de verkoop van een belang in Visa Europe een duit in het zakje.
LONDEN (ANP/BLOOMBERG) - De Britse bank HSBC heeft de winst in het tweede kwartaal met 45 procent zien dalen. Het financiële concern had onder meer last van de vertraging van de economische groei in China en zorgen over de Britse economie na de brexit. De grootste bank van Europa kondigde wel een aandeleninkoopprogramma aan van 2,5 miljard dollar.
The veteran, Lt. Col. Louis Dorfman, declined Trump's invitation to speak at today's town hall.
Thanks to a charge on plastic bags in the U.K, the British government has forecast there will be 6 billion fewer in circulation.
When Apple releases new emojis later this year, fans of the gun emoji will be disappointed - it will be replaced with a green water pistol.
PHOENIX (AP) — Wilson Ramos hit a three-run homer to break a fifth-inning tie, leading the Washington Nationals to a 10-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
PHOENIX (AP) — Wilson Ramos hit a three-run homer to break a fifth-inning tie, leading the Washington Nationals to a 10-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
PHOENIX (AP) — Wilson Ramos hit a three-run homer to break a fifth-inning tie, leading the Washington Nationals to a 10-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.