Author Archives: rdnews@socastdigital.com
Khashoggi warns in last column of free rein to silence media
WASHINGTON - The Washington Post has published a new column by missing Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi in which he warns that governments in the Middle East “have been given free rein to continue s...
Oct 18, 2018
Analysis: With 'America First,' where do human rights rank?
WASHINGTON - If it’s an “America First” presidency, where does that rank human rights? President Donald Trump’s refusal to put public pressure on Saudi Arabia over the disappea...
Oct 18, 2018
Crimean city turns to mourning 20 victims of school attack
MOSCOW - While Crimean authorities searched for clues that might help explain why a teenager gunned down 20 people at his vocational school before killing himself, the stunned city of Kerch prepared t...
Oct 18, 2018
Facebook's election 'war room' takes aim at fake information
MENLO PARK, Calif. - In an otherwise innocuous part of Facebook’s expansive Silicon Valley campus, a locked door bears a taped-on sign that reads “War Room.” Behind the door lies a n...
Oct 18, 2018
Child of the storm: Homeless baby, family shelter at Walmart
PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Their home full of soggy furniture and mosquitoes, Wilmer Capps was desperate to find shelter for his wife and their son Luke, born just three days after Hurricane Michael ravaged ...
Oct 18, 2018
Post-Michael Florida: Fear, frustration and life on the edge
MEXICO BEACH, Fla. - Missing relatives and worries that looters are just outside the door. Dirty clothes. Hours-long lines for gasoline, insurance adjusters, food and water. No power, no air condition...
Oct 18, 2018
Reward offered for wolf that escaped when hurricane hit
CHIPLEY, Fla. - An animal preserve is offering an $800 reward for the return of a wolf named Tahan that escaped as Hurricane Michael ripped through the Florida Panhandle. In a video posted on Facebook...
Oct 18, 2018
Judge explains 'close your legs' comment
TRENTON, N.J. - A New Jersey family court judge who told a woman she could “close your legs” to stop a sexual assault says he was trying to elicit more details from her. Judge John Russo o...
Oct 18, 2018
London's black cabs soon to be seen on the streets of Paris
London’s black cabs will be seen on the streets of Paris next year as the company that makes them begins selling its wares in the City of Light. London Electric Vehicle Co., which makes plug-in ...
Oct 18, 2018
Candidate: Elections key to countering Afghan conservatism
MAIDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan - Hameeda Danesh was locked away at age 13 and beaten daily for six months by uncles who abhorred the thought of her attending school. Now, she’s running for a seat in ...
Oct 18, 2018