Category Archives: World
Authorities describe 'frenzy of violence' in MS-13 gang hits
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - It was a trap, executed imperfectly but with bloody results. Prosecutors said in a recent court filing that four young men found slaughtered in a Long Island park last April were...
Jul 18, 2017
Arson dog searches Honolulu high-rise for ignitable liquids
HONOLULU - Fire investigators from Hawaii’s Big Island have arrived in Honolulu with an arson dog to search for ignitable liquids in the apartment where a deadly high-rise blaze broke out last w...
Jul 18, 2017
Venezuela rejects Trump sanctions threat, reviews relations
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela rejected President Donald Trump’s call to halt a rewriting of the constitution that would consolidate the power of its socialist government, which said Tuesday tha...
Jul 18, 2017
Deaths at swimming hole raise questions about flood warnings
TONTO NATIONAL FOREST, Ariz. - The deaths of nine people who were swept away in a flash flood at a swimming hole in central Arizona have raised questions about whether the government should have done ...
Jul 18, 2017
Fire racing near Yosemite park destroys dozens of structures
MARIPOSA, Calif. - A surging wildfire raced through California mountains and foothills west of Yosemite National Park on Wednesday, forcing thousands to flee tiny, Gold Rush-era towns, destroying 29 s...
Jul 18, 2017
Lawsuit claims Uber discriminates against wheelchair riders
NEW YORK - A non-profit disability rights organization filed a class-action lawsuit against Uber, claiming the ride-hailing service discriminates against New York City riders with disabilities by not ...
Jul 18, 2017
Syrian president's son: I know what kind of man my father is
RIO DE JANEIRO - The son of Syrian President Bashar Assad said people who call his father a dictator don’t understand the reality of his country and that the population is united with him in fig...
Jul 18, 2017
'Game of Thrones' debut draws record 10.1 million viewers
LOS ANGELES - Women dominate Westeros as never before, and it’s the same with the “Game of Thrones” ratings. The HBO drama’s seventh-season premiere last weekend drew a record-...
Jul 18, 2017
Trump to nominate Jon Huntsman as US ambassador to Russia
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced his intention Tuesday to nominate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman to be U.S. ambassador to Russia. If confirmed, the former 2012 GOP presidential candidate ...
Jul 18, 2017
Officer who shot Australian woman felt called to police work
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman in an alley shortly after she called 911 to report a possible crime is a Somali-American and father who felt called...
Jul 18, 2017
