Category Archives: World
Texas Senate again OKs 'bathroom bill' over police criticism
AUSTIN, Texas - A Texas version of a North Carolina-style “bathroom bill” targeting transgender people again passed the state Senate on Tuesday over opposition from police and major corpor...
Jul 25, 2017
Orca whale repeatedly rams fishing boat, Alaska man says
SITKA, Alaska - An Alaska man said his boat was attacked over the weekend by an orca during a salmon fishing excursion with his 14-year-old son and two other people. Victor Littlefield of Sitka said t...
Jul 25, 2017
Cyber staff: Wisconsin company offers to microchip employees
A Wisconsin company is offering to microchip its employees, enabling them to open doors, log onto their computers and purchase break room snacks with a simple swipe of the hand. Three Square Market, a...
Jul 25, 2017
Man accused of smuggling king cobras in potato chip cans
LOS ANGELES - A man was arrested on federal smuggling charges Tuesday after customs officers intercepted a shipment with three live king cobras hidden inside potato chip canisters that were being mail...
Jul 25, 2017
Official: Firms won't sell execution drugs to Arizona
PHOENIX - An Arizona prison official in charge of buying drugs to carry out the death penalty testified Tuesday in a media lawsuit over access to execution information that pharmaceutical companies wi...
Jul 25, 2017
Trump ex-campaign chair talks with Senate investigators
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman met with Senate investigators Tuesday, providing his recollection of a Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer and agreeing to tu...
Jul 25, 2017
Fired Fox News executive proclaims innocence in lawsuit
NEW YORK - A Fox News Channel executive fired because of a sexual-harassment case has proclaimed his innocence in a lawsuit, saying he was tricked into signing an agreement to keep quiet about the cas...
Jul 25, 2017
US and China report progress on new North Korea sanctions
The United States and China said Tuesday they are making progress on a new U.N. resolution that would impose additional sanctions against North Korea following its test of an intercontinental ballisti...
Jul 25, 2017
Priest at centre of clergy sex abuse scandal to be released
BOSTON - One of the most notorious figures in the Boston clergy sex abuse scandal has completed his prison sentence on child rape charges and will be released this week after two experts hired by pros...
Jul 25, 2017
Boat captain leaps into sea to save crew after capsizing
JUNEAU, Alaska - A fishing boat captain jumped into cold, choppy waters to save two of his crew members after their vessel capsized off the Alaska coast. Coast Guard video of one of the rescues shows ...
Jul 25, 2017
