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Strike on town hit with chemical weapons kills 1

Syrian opposition activists say warplanes have struck a northern town where a chemical attack killed scores of people earlier this week killing one person and wounding another.

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UN slams North Korea’s missile launch

Tensions have escalated over North Korean moves to accelerate its weapons development. The missile, with a range of 800 km is long enough to hit any part of North Korea.

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Fowler rides fast start to soar into Masters contention

Thomas Pieters of Belgium, hits a drive on the 15th hole during the first round for the Masters golf tournament Thursday, April 6, 2017, in Augusta, Ga.

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Canada supports ‘limited’ attack on Syrian airbase, Trudeau says

USA officials said the base was used to launch a chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of civilians on Tuesday. These things have been on the shelf for years.

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Japan to extend unilateral sanctions against North Korea

And the DPRK still holds the ability to destroy Seoul at a moments notice using artillery buried in the mountains just north of the Demilitarised Zone, a remnant of the

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Was Donald Trump’s missile strike in Syria illegal?

Trump had declared his red line just the day before and, unlike former President Obama, swiftly followed through with a narrowly targeted, proportionate attack to deter Assad from any further

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Masters champ, Danny Willett returns to Augusta

The Englishman, 29, won his first major after a shock win at Augusta, aided by American Jordan Spieth’s collapse.

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Tar Heels get it right this time, bring home the title

Justin Jackson delivered the go-ahead three-point play and North Carolina scored the last eight points for a 71-65 win over Gonzaga and a title that heartbreakingly eluded the Tar Heels

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Chelsea ace Eden Hazard warns ‘still long way to go’

He said: “I knew in the first Champions League game against Steaua Bucharest when we won 6-0”. Usually I don’t like this happening. “I think we showed to be a

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President Trump bombed Syria. Here’s what your lawmakers are saying about that

The U.S. rationale that it had to respond to a Syrian chemical weapons attack on civilians was only a pretext for a long-planned missile strike, the Kremlin said.

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Churches list services for Holy Week

The program, “Women at the Well”, will include music and narration in celebration of Easter. All are welcome. St. Luke’s is at 600 S. Chestnut St., Knoxville.

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Trump says ‘something should happen’ with Assad, US military studies options

U.S. officials said 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired from warships in the Mediterranean at the Shayrat airfield at 3:40am (0040 GMT), dealing heavy damage to the base from where

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