Migrant Caravan Assisted By Volunteer Doctors And Nurses
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and JULIE WATSON , Associated Press PIJIJIAPAN, Mexico (AP) — The main plaza in Pijijiapan quickly became a makeshift triage center as thousands of Central Americans trudged into this southern Mexico town. A severely dehydrated woman connected to an IV line sat on a plastic chair in the gazebo. Nearby, volunteer nurses took…
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Oregon Voters Deciding Fate of Pioneering Sanctuary Law
INDEPENDENCE, OR (AP) — Delmiro Trevino, a U.S. citizen born in Texas, was waiting for a meal in a restaurant in Independence, Oregon, in 1977 when three sheriff's deputies and a policewoman demanded he show documents proving he was an American. "I was ashamed. It wasn't right, what they were doing," Trevino, now 67 with…
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Trump Says New Proposal Will Lower Some US Drug Prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than two weeks before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a plan to lower prices for some prescription drugs, saying it would stop unfair practices that force Americans to pay much more than people in other countries for the same medications. "We are taking aim at the global…
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Merkel Threatens Action for Saudi Writer Slaying
ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi (all times local): 9:30 p.m. German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her country is prepared to take "appropriate measures together with international partners" following the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi. Merkel's office didn't elaborate on the warning in a statement Thursday following…
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Sources: FBI Probing if Bombs Meant to Detonate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on pipe bombs sent to prominent Democrats and CNN (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Investigators probing crude pipe bombs sent to prominent Democrats are trying to determine whether the devices were intended to detonate or whether they were simply sent to sow fear. That's according to two law enforcement officials…
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