News of the day from across the nation, June 30
The Senate passed a financial rescue package on Wednesday for debt-stricken Puerto Rico, sending the measure to President Obama, who is expected to sign the measure.
2 Global poll: A new multination survey finds that confidence in Donald Trump’s ability to manage foreign policy should he become U.S. president is rock-bottom in a host of countries in Europe and Asia.
In seven of 15 countries outside of the U.S. polled by the Pew Research Center in Washington, Trump’s ratings are in the single digits.
Large majorities in 11 of the countries have little or no confidence in the prospective Republican presidential nominee’s ability to manage international affairs.
Hoping to make amends for a tragic accident, the United States has provided a wide range of compensation to a Cameroonian family whose child was killed by a vehicle in U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power’s motorcade.
Traveling near the northern Cameroon city of Mokolo, an armored jeep in her caravan struck 7-year-old Birwe Toussem after he darted into the road, killing him instantly.
The University of Connecticut in Storrs on Wednesday revoked an honorary degree awarded to Bill Cosby, saying he engaged in conduct “incongruent” with the university’s values.