Polly Davis Doig

1 day ago | newser.com | Polly Davis Doig

A mayoral candidate from Mexico's ruling Morena party was fatally shot in Veracruz state on Sunday, becoming the second local candidate killed in the region ahead of the June 1 elections. Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez was leading a campaign caravan in Texistepec, southwest of the oil port Coatzacoalcos, when gunmen opened fire, killing her, her daughter, and three others. Three more people were wounded in the attack, reports the AP. The shooting was captured on a Facebook livestream, reports CNN.

2 days ago | newser.com | Polly Davis Doig

President Trump landed in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to a very warm welcome, and he brought with him an entire entourage. As the New York Times reports, a who's who of business executives attended a lunch in Riyadh, as well as a significant part of Trump's Cabinet. A look at those in attendance: From the Cabinet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

3 days ago | newser.com | Polly Davis Doig

If you want to get somewhere on time, Newark Liberty International Airport continues to be the place you don't want to be. As NBC News reports, the trouble-plagued airport got off to a start Monday with something of a Mother's Day hangover, with more than 80 flight cancellations and delays averaging 19 minutes that the FAA said would last until 9pm. That follows the third outage in two weeks on Sunday, which caused delays and a 45-minute ground stop, reports CBS News.

1 week ago | newser.com | Polly Davis Doig

While many eyes were fixed squarely on the Sistine Chapel's chimney, awaiting the sign of the new pope or further votes in the conclave below, one little guy had an actual bird's eye view of the proceedings—and he or she attracted some attention.

1 week ago | newser.com | Polly Davis Doig

Denmark wants answers after sources came forward to report that the US will ramp up its spying efforts in Greenland. The Danish foreign minister told reporters Wednesday that he will summon the US ambassador to Copenhagen and ask him to explain the report, which he called "somewhat disturbing," the Guardian reports. "It worries me greatly because we do not spy on friends," Lars Løkke Rasmussen said, per the BBC. "I can't know if it's true because it's in a newspaper.