Author: DA Correspondent

2 dead, 8 wounded in South Carolina bar shooting

3:27 am September 22, 2019

LANCASTER, South Carolina: Two men were fatally shot early Saturday at a South Carolina sports bar and eight other people were wounded in the gunfire, authorities said. A suspect was being sought. The shooting occurred in Lancaster, a community about 45 miles (72 kilometers) south of Charlotte, North Carolina. Coroner Karla Deese told news outlets […]

Anniversary celebrations: Displays of bat signal fete Batman at 80

1:23 am September 22, 2019

NEW YORK: It’s no joker. The night sky all over the world is lighting up Saturday with an illumination of the famed bat insignia to mark a special anniversary for Batman. DC Comics is carrying off a celebration of Batman Day to mark the 80th anniversary of the appearance of crimefighter Bruce Wayne and his […]

1 event near Area 51 pulls plug; second festival continues

1:13 am September 22, 2019

HIKO, Nevada: The promoter of an event set up for Earthlings to party around the “Storm Area 51” internet craze in the remote Nevada desert has pulled the plug due to low attendance, while the host of a festival for several thousand people in the tiny town of Rachel said Saturday her show will go […]

Youth leaders at UN demand bold climate change action

1:01 am September 22, 2019

UNITED NATIONS: Fresh off the climate strike that took hundreds of thousands of young people out of classrooms and into the streets globally, youth leaders gathered at the United Nations Saturday to demand radical moves to fight climate change. “We showed that we are united and that we, young people, are unstoppable,” Swedish 16-year-old activist […]

President Donald Trump says US troops ‘largely out’ of Syria region

Trump heads to UN with long list of deals he’s yet to close

10:35 pm September 21, 2019

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump, a self-described deal-maker, is saddled with a long list of unresolved foreign policy deals he has yet to close heading into his U.N. visit this coming week. There are challenges with Iran, North Korea, the Afghan Taliban, Israel and the Palestinians — not to mention a number of trade pacts. Some […]