Barbara Campbell

Barbara Campbell appears in the following:

In Bolivia, A Power Vacuum And Chaos After Morales Resigns As President And Departs

Monday, November 11, 2019

Morales announced he was leaving for Mexico which has granted him asylum. He calls the protests that led to his departure "a coup," while the opposition makes plans for transition.

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The Strike Is Over: UAW Members Ratify Deal With General Motors

Friday, October 25, 2019

On Friday, the United Auto Workers and its nearly 50,000 GM employees signaled an end to the six-week stalemate, voting to OK a deal that the labor union struck with the automaker earlier this month.

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Ex-Pompeo Aide Is Latest State Department Official To Talk In Impeachment Inquiry

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Michael McKinley says he quit his job and then testified to House investigators because of the use of ambassadors "to advance domestic political objectives."

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Tropical Storm Karen's Squalls Hit Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

The storm prompted the National Hurricane Center to issue warnings for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the British Virgin Islands.

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Tropical Storm Dorian Puts Puerto Rico On Hurricane Watch; Florida Also In Path

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

The longer-range forecast calls for Dorian to reach Florida over the weekend.

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Florida Man Found Guilty Of Manslaughter Despite 'Stand Your Ground' Defense

Friday, August 23, 2019

Michael Drejka, who is white, shot and killed Markeis McGlockton, an unarmed black man, after a dispute over a handicapped-accessible parking spot.

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Brazilian Prisoner Who Tried To Escape In Female Disguise Found Dead In His Cell

Tuesday, August 06, 2019

Guards said they saw a woman acting nervous as she neared the exit Saturday. They discovered she was a man, a drug trafficker facing decades in prison. Now authorities say he took his own life.

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Southern California Hit With Another Big Earthquake

Friday, July 05, 2019

The U.S. Geological Survey reported the magnitude was 7.1. It's the biggest earthquake in the area in 20 years and follows a 6.4 magnitude earthquake Thursday.

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LA Angels' Pitcher Tyler Skaggs Dies At 27

Monday, July 01, 2019

The team announced his death and police in Southlake, Texas, said Skaggs had been found unresponsive in his hotel room. The Angels were due to start a series against the Rangers on Monday.

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Federal Judge Rules Against Border Wall Construction With Military Funds

Friday, June 28, 2019

The Trump administration had planned to transfer Defense Department funds intended for anti-drug activities. The judge ruled Friday in a lawsuit against the switch filed by the Sierra Club and others.

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Trump Tweets An Invitation To North Korea's Kim — Meet In the DMZ?

Friday, June 28, 2019

President Trump is in Japan for the G-20 economic summit, but will head for South Korea on Saturday. He asked Kim Jong Un to shake hands in the demilitarized zone between the Koreas.

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Two More Deputies Fired For Not Confronting Parkland, Fla., School Shooter

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Two other deputies had already been fired for the same reason. Seventeen students and faculty of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were killed on Feb. 14, 2018.

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Robert Mueller To Testify In Open Hearings On July 17 Before House Committees

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

The Judiciary and Intelligence committee chairmen announced that after being subpoenaed, the Russian investigation special counsel agreed to appear at separate hearings on the same day.

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Authorities Name 12 People Killed In Virginia Beach Shooting

Friday, May 31, 2019

Eleven of the 12 victims were city employees; one was a contractor. "They leave a void that we will never be able to fill," City Manager Dave Hansen said Saturday.

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Theresa Burroughs, Voting Rights Activist, Dies At 89 In Alabama

Friday, May 24, 2019

"Disappear? We're not going to do that," she said. She went 10 times to the courthouse before the registrar would sign her up to vote. Then she worked to guard the right and never missed an election.

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Judge Blocks Trump Use Of Emergency Power To Build Border Barrier With Military Funds

Friday, May 24, 2019

Judge Haywood Gilliam in Northern California granted a preliminary injunction against moving $1 billion in Defense Department funds intended for anti-drug activities.

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2 Dead And 4 Injured In Shooting At University Of North Carolina, Charlotte Campus

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Three of the injured are in critical condition. Authorities say they have one suspect in custody and there is no reason to believe anyone else was involved.

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Sri Lanka's Military Reports 15 Deaths In Shootout During Search For Bomb Suspects

Friday, April 26, 2019

A spokesman says bodies, including children's, were found in a house where soldiers pursued suspects tied to Islamist militants. The U.S. government urged Americans to reconsider travel to Sri Lanka.

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Boeing To Slow Production Of 737 Max Jets As It Works On Flight Control Software Fix

Friday, April 05, 2019

The company says it isn't planning layoffs. In recent months, two 737 Max planes have fatally crashed, as the pilots struggled to pull the jets out of nose dives.

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New Zealand Banning Weapons Like Those Used In Mosque Attacks In Christchurch

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday that the government will ban "military-style semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles," to avert "the kind of horror and attack that we saw on Friday."

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