Sacramento Bee: Politics
- Large army veteran protests in China pose challenge for Xi
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 06:03 AMOn Chinese state television broadcasts, President Xi Jinping is often shown clad in battle fatigues inspecting troops, praising their service, and hailing the People's Liberation Army as key to the … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Top Thai official says flooding complicates cave rescue
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 05:30 AMIntensive efforts to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach who have been trapped inside a flooded cave in northern Thailand for three days hinge on pumping out water so … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Route 66, Larimer Square on National Trust's endangered list
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 05:42 AMRoute 66, Denver's Larimer Square and school buildings in Los Angeles are on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's 2018 list of America's 11 most endangered historic places. The annual … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man kills policeman, guard in attacks near school in Japan
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 05:05 AMPolice say a knife-wielding man slashed and killed an officer in a local police station, took the man's gun and fatally shot a security guard outside a nearby elementary school … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Macedonian president refuses to sign off on change of name
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 04:53 AMMacedonia's president has fulfilled his threat to not sign off on a deal with neighboring Greece for his country to change its name to "North Macedonia." Gjorge Ivanov's decision will … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Afghan official: 11 killed in US drone attack
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 04:11 AMAn Afghan official says 11 people including six civilians have been killed in a U.S. drone attack in northeastern Nuristan province. Hafiz Abdul Qayum, provincial governor, says Tuesday that six … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Prince William kicks off busy day in Israel at Yad Vashem
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 03:32 AMPrince William is starting his busy Israel tour with a visit to Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial. The Duke is set Tuesday to meet two survivors who escaped Nazi Germany … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Curtis and Herrod meet in rematch in Utah GOP House primary
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 02:21 AMU.S. Rep. John Curtis is locked in a rematch against conservative businessman Chris Herrod in Utah's Republican primary Tuesday and hoping to prevail to seek his first full term in … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Australia to buy 6 US-made Triton drones for $5.1 billion
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 02:38 AMAustralia has bought the first of six U.S.-manufactured long-range drones that will cost 6.9 billion Australian dollars ($5.1 billion) and significantly increase the nation's military surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, a … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Immigrant parents await word about children's fate
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 08:47 AMThey came from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, with children in tow. Some were fleeing violence. Others were looking for a better life. They didn't know they would be separated … Click to Continue »
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- The Latest: Prince William meets with PM on Israel trip
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 05:25 AMThe Latest on Prince William's visit to Israel (all times local): 12:20 p.m. Prince William is meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the first-ever official visit by a member … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dutch PM calls van attack on newspaper attack on free press
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 05:30 AMA man rammed a van into the Amsterdam headquarters of one of the Netherlands' major national newspapers before setting the vehicle alight Tuesday, in an attack that the Dutch prime … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Teachers to become students at Lincoln Presidential Library
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 05:53 AMTeachers from around the country will come to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield for a weeklong seminar about Lincoln. Educators will work with Lincoln historians to examine the … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mattis arrives in China; NKorea to be key topic of meetings
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 05:13 AMU.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for meetings with senior Chinese leaders, as the world waits for indications that North Korea is taking steps to dismantle … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - EU ministers seek answers from Poland over justice policies
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 04:06 AMEuropean Union foreign ministers say Poland must answer questions about rule of law amid concerns about a government clampdown on the independence of the judiciary. Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Syria state media: 2 Israeli missiles hit area near airport
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 03:53 AMTwo Israeli missiles struck an area near the Damascus International Airport early Tuesday, Syria state media reported, but didn't name a specific target. It was the latest strike on Syrian … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hiring mistake could cost California state workers their jobs months after they started
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 03:01 AMAlmost two dozen new Cal OSHA safety investigators received notices last week indicating they might be dismissed because of an error in a civil service exam they took to qualify … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gubernatorial races top Colorado's mid-term primaries
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 02:23 AMThe race to succeed Colorado's term-limited governor, Democrat John Hickenlooper, tops the state's mid-term primaries on Tuesday. Democrats, including U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, generally offer stands on schools, health care … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Las Vegas shooting resource center displaying donated quilts
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 01:51 AMA resource center for victims of the Oct. 1 shooting on the Las Vegas Strip has begun hosting an exhibit of hand-made quilts donated by craftspeople in the U.S. and … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mitt Romney takes on lawmaker in bid for Utah Senate seat
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 02:05 AMMitt Romney will learn Tuesday if he'll continue the reboot of his political career as voters decide a primary in the race for a Utah Senate seat vacated by Orrin … Click to Continue »
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- South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster faces runoff challenger
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 06:05 AMSouth Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster tries to hold off a hard-charging businessman who was a complete unknown in the state six months ago in Tuesday's runoff election. McMaster was one … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Do you really know what your kid's doing on that device?
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 05:42 AMThe 7th grader looks desperate as she approaches. She's just been to a cybersecurity talk at her school, where she raised her hand when asked if she has a social … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Libya's oil firm says vital terminals hand over 'illegal'
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 05:48 AMLibya's national oil firm tied to the U.N.-backed government in Tripoli says the self-styled Libyan National Army has "no legal authority" to hand over management of vital oil terminals to … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - President says Iran in economic fight with US
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 04:49 AMIran's president says his country is in an economic fight with the U.S. In a televised speech on Tuesday, Hassan Rouhani said the U.S. is trying to damage Iran's economy … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - French president pays call on Pope Francis at Vatican
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 04:56 AMFrench President Emmanuel Macron is meeting privately with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Francis ushered the French leader into his studio, then the two men chatted amiably a few minutes … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Report: 3 border guards killed by militants in south Iran
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 03:22 AMIran's semi-official Fars news agency is reporting that three border guards have been killed in a clash with a "terrorist group" in southeastern Iran. The Tuesday report said the clash … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Maryland voters deciding governor, legislative candidates
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 03:03 AMMaryland voters are choosing candidates for all 188 state legislative seats, governor and members of Congress. Here's a look at some of the main races and background on Maryland's primary.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Immigrant parents await word about children's fate
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 02:36 AMThey came from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, with children in tow. Some were fleeing violence. Others were looking for a better life. They didn't know they would be separated … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Asian stocks mixed as trade tensions weigh on US tech sector
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 02:44 AMAsian markets were mixed on Tuesday, as moves by the U.S to gain an upper hand on trade with China weighed on the technology sector. Tech stocks have been the … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pakistan's media faces threats, abductions ahead of vote
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 02:16 AMWhen Pakistan's military spokesman held a press conference earlier this month on emerging threats, Matiullah Jan, a journalist who has written critically of the judiciary and the military, was surprised … Click to Continue »
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