Category Archives: World
Turkey changes justice, defence ministers in cabinet shuffle
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey’s prime minister announced a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, replacing or swapping 11 ministers in the 26-member council of ministers, including the ministers for justice...
Jul 19, 2017
Spice maker McCormick buys French's, Frank's RedHot food brands
LONDON - U.S. spice maker McCormick & Company is buying the maker of French’s mustard and other condiments in a $4.2 billion cash deal that it regards as a “perfect match.” The M...
Jul 19, 2017
Man beats odds of catching blue lobster, donates to science
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - A New Hampshire lobsterman has joined an elite club after catching a rare blue lobster. The Portsmouth Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2uBKn8X ) Greg Ward initially thought he had sna...
Jul 19, 2017
Former Spanish banker found dead with shot to the chest
MADRID - Spain’s Civil Guard said Wednesday that a former chairman of one of the country’s largest banks has been found dead with a gunshot to the chest in a private hunting estate in sout...
Jul 19, 2017
Afghan team among medal winners at global robotics event
WASHINGTON - An international robotics competition in Washington attracted teams of teenagers from more than 150 nations. The team that drew the most attention at the FIRST Global Challenge, which end...
Jul 19, 2017
Minneapolis police officer has yet to talk to investigators
MINNEAPOLIS - Four days after a Minneapolis police officer fatally shot a woman who had called 911 to report a possible rape, the officer has yet to talk with investigators, and his attorney has given...
Jul 18, 2017
Ice cream chain dedicates flavour to baby hippo
CINCINNATI - A popular baby hippo has expanded her influence to a Cincinnati-based ice cream chain by inspiring its new flavour Chunky Chunky Hippo. The new ice cream flavour offered by the ice cream ...
Jul 18, 2017
5 killed in Salem witch hunt remembered on 325th anniversary
SALEM, Mass. - The Massachusetts community where 20 people suspected of witchcraft were put to death in 1692 unveiled a memorial to 19 of those victims on Wednesday, promising never to forget the trag...
Jul 18, 2017
Funeral held for California boy, 5, alleged killed by father
SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. - A funeral was held Tuesday for a 5-year-old Southern California boy whose father is charged with killing him after a trip to Disneyland. Dozens of police officers lined the st...
Jul 18, 2017
Teenager who killed man over spilled coffee gets 20 years
STAMFORD, Conn. - A Connecticut teenager who fatally stabbed a man outside a fast-food restaurant during a dispute over spilled coffee has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. The Stamford Advocate r...
Jul 18, 2017
