The funeral for former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at the age of 100, will be held on Jan. 9 at Washington National Cathedral. Carter, the son of a peanut farmer who was elected the nation’s 39th president, passed away surrounded by family at his home in Plains, Georgia, just months after he […]
11 graves with 15 bodies found near Mexican border with Guatemala
TAPACHULA, Mexico — Eleven clandestine graves with the bodies of 15 men were located in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, where a dispute between the Sinaloa and Jalisco Nueva Generación drug cartels is taking place, local authorities said Sunday. Chiapas Gov. Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar said on his social media channels that the findings ca
Sen. Cardin says Trump’s tough talk on Panama Canal could push allies to China, Russia
The outgoing chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on ABC’s “This Week” that President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to seize the Panama Canal could drive allies of the United States toward Russia and China. In an interview Sunday with “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl, Sen. Ben Cardin
Charles Dolan, HBO and Cablevision founder, dies at 98
Charles Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent U.S. media companies including Home Box Office Inc. and Cablevision Systems Corp., has died at age 98, according to a news report. A statement issued Saturday by his family said Dolan died of natural causes, Newsday reported late Saturday. “It is with deep sorrow that we […]
15 injured after Brightline train collides with fire truck in Florida
A Brightline train collided with a Delray Beach Fire Rescue truck on Saturday morning, injuring three firefighters and 12 train passengers, city officials said. Three Delray Beach firefighters were transported to a local hospital, where they remain in stable condition. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue transported 12 individuals from the train to the h