By Daniela Desantis and Lucinda Elliott ASUNCION, March 14 (Reuters) – When Paraguayan opposition lawmaker Leidy Galeano returned from an all-expenses-paid tour of six Chinese cities late last year, she was convinced Paraguay risked missing out on major economic gains by sticking with longtime ally Taiwan over Beijing – a message participants on the trip …
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana Tech’s football team is currently listed on both the Sun Belt and Conference USA league schedules as the Bulldogs’ acrimonious departure from Conference USA continues to drag out. Last July, the Sun Belt extended membership to Louisiana Tech, and the school accepted, citing, among other things, the logic of joining …
But it took a lot more work than he wanted Friday. McIlroy, the defending champion and two-time winner of The Players, was over the projected cut line approaching his final hole at the par-5 ninth. He blistered a 310-yard drive, reached the green in two and had a two-putt birdie for a 71. Satisfaction came …
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday night lifted a ground stop that had halted traffic at the three primary Washington-area airports for several hours after air traffic had to halt work because of a strong chemical smell tied to a circuit board that overheated. The FAA said the issue …
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A combined missile and drone attack on the Kyiv region killed at least four people and wounded at least 15 overnight into Saturday, according to the head of the regional administration for the Ukrainian capital. Three of the wounded were in critical condition, of whom two were undergoing surgery, Mykola Kalashnyk …
MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST, Oregon (AP) — An Oregon Army National Guard helicopter safely hoisted an injured logger from a remote national forest after steep, rugged terrain prevented other means of rescue, fire department officials said. A falling tree struck and pinned the logger Thursday in Mount Hood National Forest, about 60 miles southeast of …
By Ted Hesson, Jonathan Allen and Rich McKay WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) – U.S. law enforcement officials are on heightened alert as the Iran war enters its third week, but the limits of their vigilance were on display as seeming lone-wolf attacks unfolded more than 500 miles apart in Virginia and Michigan on Thursday alone. …
March 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve Board tapped Robert Hur, a prominent former prosecutor who investigated former Democratic President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, in its clash with the U.S. Justice Department over records related to Fed Chair Jerome Powell, court filings showed on Friday. The filings were unsealed when a federal judge …
Wes Miller will not be back as the University of Cincinnati’s men’s basketball coach, two people familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Friday. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the university has not announced the move. Cincinnati is not expected to announce Miller’s firing until the two sides can negotiate an …
KYIV, March 14 (Reuters) – At least four people were killed and 15 wounded in an overnight Russian air attack outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, officials said on Saturday. The attack targeted residential buildings, educational institutions, enterprises and critical infrastructure facilities in four districts of the Kyiv region, said Mykola Kalashnyk, head of the regional …