Tag Archives: Head
The Latest: Affidavits: Border agent shot 4 women in head
HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on a Border Patrol agent accused in the killing of four women in Laredo, Texas (all times local):
Fearing attacks from above, Syrians in Idlib head underground
The grotto in northwestern Syria has already saved his children’s lives once. Fearing more air attacks, Abdulmonem is expanding the makeshift bomb shelter in case they need to take refuge there again. Residents of Idlib province and surrounding areas have been bracing themselves for a Russian-backed government offensive on the country’s largest remaining rebel-held zone.
Hundreds of firefighters to head to Utah to fight wildfire
A raging Utah wildfire driven by high winds in dry terrain has the potential to decimate hundreds of homes, the governor said.
Police: Man arrested in death of Detroit girl shot in head
DETROIT (AP) — A 5-year-old Detroit girl was fatally shot in the head while in bed with her mother, who was shot at least 16 times during an attack that may have resulted from a rift between the woman and her relatives, police said Friday.
Ousted EPA head Pruitt denies getting improper gifts, income
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scott Pruitt, the scandal-ridden former Environmental Protection Agency chief, denied on Wednesday that he had obtained any out-of-the-ordinary gifts as a result of his Cabinet-level post, dismissing allegations he received perks in office ranging from much-sought sport tickets to a job for his wife.
EU executive head backs start of punitive action versus Hungary over rule of law
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he supported the European Parliament’s decision on Wednesday to open a punitive procedure against Hungary for persistently flaunting democratic rules. The procedure, called Article 7, can theoretically go as far as suspending of Hungary’s voting rights in the EU. “If I was a member of the European Parliament, I would have voted in favor of Article 7,” Juncker said in a tweet.
UN head calls for Idlib to be spared 'humanitarian nightmare'
On labor holiday, Trump jabs union head over NAFTA remarks
US President Donald Trump took a crack Monday at the head of the nation’s largest federation of labor unions on the US Labor Day holiday after the workers’ advocate criticized his threat to exclude Canada from a new NAFTA deal. “We’ve been aggressively pursuing an agreement that works for the workers in all three countries and I can say we’re not done yet,” Trumka told the Fox network, a favorite among Trump’s base.
The Latest: Police union head says ex-cop held accountable
DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on a white former Texas police officer convicted of murder in the on-duty death of an unarmed black teenager (all times local):
Man who threatened to ‘shoot Boston Globe reporters in the head’ arrested by FBI
