UK urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over Falklands banner at World Cup

UK urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over Falklands banner at World Cup

News Minute - Video of Major World Affairs - July 16

News Minute – Video of Major World Affairs - July 16

America already tried permanent daylight saving time. It lasted less than a year

NEW YORK (AP) – It’s an idea whose time, as it were, may have come – again. The twice-yearly changing of the clocks in the United States could be a thing of the past if legislation currently in Congress that calls for permanent daylight time makes it through.

Poland charges man allegedly paid by Russia to inflame Polish-Ukrainian tensions

WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Polish prosecutors have charged a Ukrainian man with sabotage and diversionary activities on behalf of Russian intelligence, alleging he was paid to desecrate memorials honoring Polish victims of Ukrainian massacres in World War II in an effort to inflame tensions between the two countries.

UK nationalizes Chinese-owned British Steel to protect nation's steelmaking capacity

LONDON (AP) – The U.K. government has nationalized British Steel to protect the nation’s steelmaking capacity after the company’s Chinese owners moved to shut the plant’s blast furnaces.

Ukraine buries its unknown soldiers as identification likely to go on for years

Ukraine buries its unknown soldiers as identification likely to go on for years

British Open returns to a new Royal Birkdale and an old chase for the claret jug

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) – Matthew Baldwin teed off at Royal Birkdale, just as he has done countless times as a member of the century-old links who grew up a short walk away. What made Thursday different was having a full grandstand surrounding him and a shiny claret jug reminding him what’s at stake.

Today in History - What Happened on this Day

Today in History - What Happened on this Day

 

Trump could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits

MIAMI (AP) – he Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others. The policy, known as “public charge,” appeared on Thursday in the Federal Register and will be formally published on July 20.