Tag Archives: European Union

Kalamazoo Killings, British Exit

Monday, February 22, 2016

Nation: A Kalamazoo Uber driver is in custody after a random shooting spree that left six people dead Saturday night. Jason Dalton, 45, is accused of killing the six people, including a father and his teenage son at a car …

Greece on the Brink, Waving the Flag

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Drachma Drama: About a third of Greece’s ATM’s ran out of money yesterday after Greeks rushed to the banks in response to the latest developments in the country’s credit crisis. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called for a quick national …

Patz Jury Hung, Brady to be Suspended?

Saturday, May 9, 2015

—From Vicksburg, Miss.   Nation: The judge in the Etan Patz kidnapping and murder trial declared a mistrial yesterday after the jury was unable to come to a verdict following three weeks of deliberations. Jurors told reporters that just one …

Former Patriot Guilty, Cuba Off the List

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Touchdown in Boston: A jury in Fall River, Mass. has found former New England Patriot tight end Aaron Hernandez guilty of 1st degree murder in the killing of his friend Odin Lloyd in 2013. Lloyd was last seen with Hernandez …

Economy Grows, Tougher Sanctions

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Econ 101: The US economy bounced back from a dreary winter to grow at 4 percent in the second quarter, according to the Commerce Department. The numbers make analysts hopeful that the winter shrinkage was an anomaly and the economy …

EU To Offer Ukraine Aid, E-cig Ban

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Ukraine Crisis: The European Union today is prepared to offer $15 billion in aid to shore up Ukraine. That’s in addition to the $1 billion offered by the US yesterday.   Stocks jumped yesterday as investors relaxed their fears about …

Ukraine Agreement, Judging the Judging

Friday, February 21, 2014

Ukraine: President Viktor F. Yanukovych today agreed to restore the Ukraine constitution and call elections by the end of the year. In an agreement that could defuse the country’s crisis, Yanukovych promised not to declare a state of emergency or …

EU Says “Wait”, Big Oil, A Wonderful Boss

Saturday, September 7, 2013

Syria: The European Union said today that a military strike against Syria should wait until the preliminary results of the UN weapons inspectors’ report. But an EU senior official said the Aug. 21 attack in Syria was clearly carried out …