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Police Search for Gunman Who Killed 4 in Nashville Diner

Police have issued a dragnet for a man who killed four people and wounded several others with an assault-type weapon in the middle of the night at a Nashville, Tennessee, diner. Police have identified the suspect as 29-year-old Travis Reinking. Witnesses said Reinking was wearing a green jacket and nothing else when he got out of his truck and shot two people in the parking lot of the Waffle House restaurant. He opened fire inside the restaurant, where three people died at the scene...

Red Carpet and Tough Issues Await Macron in Washington

After laying out a dazzling Bastille Day parade and an Eiffel Tower dinner complete with stunning Paris vistas, French President Emmanuel Macron can expect return treatment when he heads to Washington Monday, for the first official state visit of Donald Trump's presidency. But along with dining at the historic landmark of Mount Vernon and a chance to address Congress, lie talks on serious transatlantic differences. Macron's three-day visit to the U.S. will test whether he can...

Chemical Monitor Gathers Samples in Douma, Site of Suspected Gas Attack

An international chemical weapons monitor group said a team of inspectors collected samples Saturday at the site of an alleged gas attack two weeks ago in the Syrian town of Douma. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said a report based on the findings and other information gathered by the team will be drafted after the samples are analyzed by designated laboratories. The group added it will "evaluate the situation and consider future steps, including another...

Anticipation Builds for Trump-Kim Meeting

Anticipation is building in Washington before an expected meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. VOA’s Michael Bowman reports, the man Trump dispatched to North Korea for an initial meeting with Kim, CIA Director Mike Pompeo, faces a Senate confirmation vote this week for a new post, secretary of state.

Accepting Award, Kaepernick Decries 'Lawful Lynching'

Amnesty International gave former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick its Ambassador of Conscience Award on Saturday for his kneeling protest of racial injustice that launched a sports movement and might have cost him his job. Onetime San Francisco 49ers teammate Eric Reid presented Kaepernick with the award during a ceremony in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. In his acceptance speech, the award-winner described police killings of African-Americans and Latinos in the United...

US Lawmakers Call for Greater US Role in Libya

U.S. lawmakers this week strongly endorsed continued U.S. military engagement in Libya, calling it vital for building the country's unity and keeping it from becoming a hub for terrorism. U.S. involvement in Libya has been a politically divisive issue ever since former President Barack Obama launched the U.N.-authorized military intervention aimed at saving pro-democracy protesters from a government crackdown in 2011. The intervention led to political chaos that continues to this day....

Trump Cites Gains Ahead of Planned North Korea Summit

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States has given up nothing ahead of his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, while Pyongyang has already curtailed its nuclear weapons development. The U.S. leader said on Twitter, "We haven't given up anything & they have agreed to denuclearization (so great for World), site closure, & no more testing!" But Trump acknowledged that the eventual outcome of his talks with Kim, which...