TALLINN, May 16 (Reuters) – Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics on Saturday proposed opposition lawmaker Andris Kulbergs as the next prime minister after Evika Silina resigned. Silina said on Thursday she was stepping down, triggering the collapse of her coalition just months before an election due in October. Kulbergs, from United List of smaller parties – …
Recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a “very good negotiating chip” in the United States’ dealings with China are heightening anxieties on the island democracy that Beijing claims as its own. Trump made the comment in a Fox News interview with Bret Baier that aired right after the …
May 16 (Reuters) – Tesla raised the prices of its Model Y cars in the United States on Saturday, according to its website. The company increased the price of its Model Y premium all-wheel drive and Model Y premium rear-wheel drive by $1000 to $49,990 and $45,990 respectively. The company also raised the price of …
By Yann Tessier and Marissa Davison LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday in two separate protests – one against high levels of immigration and another in support of Palestinians. Police deployed 4,000 officers, including reinforcements from outside the capital, and pledged “the most assertive possible …
ZURICH (AP) — Britain marked its return to the ice hockey world championship with a 5-2 loss to Austria on Saturday. The Austrians gave their opponents a taste of what they can expect at the tournament by scoring three goals inside the first 10 minutes of their opening game in Zurich. Britain answered with a …
Fisk University President Agenia Clark on Thursday announced a $900 million plan to remake the historically Black university’s North Nashville campus, complete with a 100,000-square-foot data and technology center. Details remain limited as the 160-year-old university, once home to civil rights luminaries like John Lewis and Ida B. Wells, embarks on the project, dubbed Quantum …
WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it was sharply reducing its target for air traffic control staffing as it vowed to modernize scheduling and increase the time employees spend managing traffic. The FAA said its new target is 12,563 certified controllers, down from 14,633. A National Academies of Sciences report …
Consumer inflation in the United States increased to 3.8% annually in April, higher than what he inherited as the Iran war and the Republican president’s own tariffs have pushed up prices. Inflation is now outpacing wage gains and effectively making workers poorer. The Cleveland Federal Reserve estimates that annual inflation could reach 4.2% in May …
MORONI, May 16 – One person has been killed and five injured in clashes between protesters and security forces on the Comorian island of Anjouan, as unrest over fuel price hikes spreads across the archipelago. “The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Mutsamudu informs the public that a tragic event occurred today in Anjouan, in the Mpage …
CBS News correspondent Tracy Smith and “48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty discuss the case of 67-year-old Violet Yacobi, who was found dead by her children in her Beverly Hills mansion.