Category Archives: World
Officials: Taliban seize 2 districts, kill wounded police
KABUL - Taliban fighters overran a second district headquarters in as many days on Sunday, this one in western Ghor province, the provincial police chief said. At least eight police were killed in sep...
Jul 23, 2017
Creators, cast of 'Stranger Things' debut season 2 trailer
SAN DIEGO - The creators of “Stranger Things” premiered a trailer for the show’s second season at Comic-Con on Saturday that was so new, even the cast hadn’t seen it. The Duffe...
Jul 22, 2017
Princes William, Harry remember their final call with Diana
LONDON - It was a typical phone call between two boys and their mother, who was on vacation in France. It was brief - the boys wanted to get back to playing with their cousins, not spend time on the p...
Jul 22, 2017
Lawmakers herald agreement on sweeping Russia sanctions bill
WASHINGTON - Congressional Republicans and Democrats announced Saturday they had reached an agreement on a sweeping Russia sanctions package to punish Moscow for meddling in the presidential election ...
Jul 22, 2017
Alum David Letterman donates hundreds of items to Ball State
MUNCIE, Ind. - Ball State University alum and comedian David Letterman has donated more than 1,000 memorabilia items — including 15 Emmy Awards he won as talk show host — to the eastern In...
Jul 22, 2017
Tehran seeks release of detained Iranian citizens in US
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has demanded that the United States release all detained Iranian citizens, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday. The report quotes Iran’s deputy foreign ...
Jul 22, 2017
Trump asserts all agree he has 'complete power' to pardon
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has “complete power” to issue pardons, an assertion that comes amid investigations into Russian interference in last year’s ...
Jul 22, 2017
Rescuers need help after they get stuck helping kayakers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Even rescuers get stuck, too, sometimes. That happened in the marshes of Hilton Head Island when a rescue airboat tried to help two kayakers who had gotten stuck during low ...
Jul 22, 2017
German runaway girl who converted to Islam is found in Iraq
BERLIN - A German girl who ran away from home after converting to Islam has been found as Iraqi forces liberated the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State extremists, German and Iraqi officials sa...
Jul 22, 2017
Venezuelans protest Maduro's plan to rewrite constitution
CARACAS, Venezuela - A few thousand protesters attempted to reach Venezuela’s Supreme Court Saturday before clashing with national guardsmen and largely dispersing by late afternoon - a disappoi...
Jul 22, 2017
