Category Archives: World
Fire put out at 87-story residential skyscraper in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Police in Dubai reopened the streets around one of the world’s tallest residential skyscrapers after firefighters put out a blaze that erupted early Friday in the h...
Aug 03, 2017
Inky water near Niagara Falls leads to call for resignations
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Several lawmakers want the board that runs Niagara Falls’ wastewater treatment plant to resign after a sewage-smelling discharge blackened the water near the base of the falls du...
Aug 03, 2017
NewsAlert: Dubai's 86 story Torch tower catches fire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Dubai’s 86-story Torch tower, one of the world’s tallest residential buildings, catches fire. The Canadian Press
Aug 03, 2017
West Virginia governor, a Democrat, to switch to Republican
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced Thursday he’s switching parties to join Republicans as President Donald Trump visited the increasingly conservative state. Justice to...
Aug 03, 2017
Miller comments on Lazarus poem echo far-right opinions
NEW YORK - When senior White House aide Stephen Miller disputed the significance of Emma Lazarus’ poem on the Statue of Liberty, he wasn’t stating a new opinion. Members of the far-right c...
Aug 03, 2017
Ecuador president strips VP of powers over bribe allegations
QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno stripped his vice-president of his authority Thursday over corruption allegations that emerged amid a battle for power within their ruling leftist co...
Aug 03, 2017
Officials: Trump administration OKs attack craft for Nigeria
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is greenlighting a nearly $600 million sale of high-tech attack planes to Nigeria, officials said Thursday. The goal is to shore up the West African nation’...
Aug 03, 2017
Grandmother of mauled boy had been cited for animals in past
HARTWELL, Ga. - State investigators say the grandmother of a Georgia toddler mauled to death by two pit bulls had been accused of having disorderly animals in the past. The Georgia Bureau of Investiga...
Aug 03, 2017
AP Exclusive: Inside the scary cash dash of paying pot taxes
LOS ANGELES - Jerred Kiloh’s eyes narrowed as he checked his mirror again. The black Chevy SUV with tinted windows was still behind him. It had been hanging off Kiloh’s bumper ever since h...
Aug 03, 2017
Air France expands North Korea no-go zone after missile test
PARIS - Air France has expanded the area around North Korea ruled off-limits for its planes after the country’s recent missile test. The airline says the missile apparently fell about 100 kilome...
Aug 03, 2017
