Sanders Signals Backing of Senate Slowdown Over Health-Care Bill
Senator Bernie Sanders signaled support for Democrats trying to shut down Senate business in response to Republicans' closed-door work on legislation to replace Obamacare.
Viva Air Peru seen near $5 billion Airbus deal at Paris Airshow
Low-cost carrier Viva Air Peru looked close to reaching a roughly $5 billion deal with Airbus (AIR.PA) for medium-haul jets on Sunday, as Western planemakers seek to defy expectations of slow sales at this year's Paris Airshow. The Peruvian startup is set to order about 30 recently upgraded A320neo jets and 15 current-generation models known as A320ceo from Airbus, two industry sources told Reuters. A spokesman for Airbus had no comment.
Suspected jihadists attack spa in Mali’s capital, 2 dead
Suspected jihadists attacked a hotel resort Sunday in Mali's capital, taking hostages at a spot popular with foreigners on the weekends. About 30 people managed to escape though at least two people were ...
Energy Transfer’s Pipeline Spill Problem Is Causing It Another Headache
Should Energy Transfer's checkered environmental record be of concern to shareholders?
Forest fire kills 61 in Portugal; search on for more bodies
A raging forest fire in central Portugal killed at least 61 people as they desperately tried to flee, charring cars and trucks as it swept over roads. The disaster — the worst tragedy Portugal has experienced ...
Search for 7 Navy sailors ends after bodies found on ship
The mother of a U.S. Navy sailor who survived a direct hit to his sleeping berth during a collision at sea said her son kept diving back down to try to save his shipmates until the flooded berth began ...
Syrian army says U.S.-led coalition downed Syrian army plane
The U.S.-led coalition downed a Syrian army jet on Sunday in the southern Raqqa countryside during a Syrian combat mission against Islamic State militants, the Syrian army said. An army statement released on Syrian state television said the plane crashed and the pilot was missing. There was no immediate comment from the U.S.-led coalition, which has in recent weeks escalated its aerial bombing campaign in northern Syria and Raqqa province.