Category Archives: World
2 more GOP senators oppose health bill, killing it for now
WASHINGTON - The latest GOP effort to repeal and replace “Obamacare” was fatally wounded in the Senate Monday night when two more Republican senators announced their opposition to the legi...
Jul 17, 2017
At least 100 tourists forced to evacuate in Montenegro fires
PODGORICA, Montenegro - Montenegro has asked for international help to fight wildfires raging along the Adriatic sea coastline that are also raging along the Adriatic sea coastline in neighbouring Cro...
Jul 17, 2017
Christie: Getting Russian oppo research 'probably' illegal
GLADSTONE, N.J. - Republican Gov. Chris Christie on Monday addressed Donald Trump Jr.’s 2016 meeting with a Russian attorney, saying it’s “probably against the law” to get oppo...
Jul 17, 2017
Studio: Kermit actor fired for 'unacceptable' conduct
NEW YORK - The Muppets Studio is blaming “unacceptable business conduct” for its dismissal of Steve Whitmire as the longtime performer of Kermit the Frog. This explanation, issued Monday, ...
Jul 17, 2017
Correction: Long Island Gang Killings story
MINEOLA, N.Y. - In stories July 17 about arrests connected to four killings on Long Island, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled one suspect’s last name. He is Omar Antonio Villalta, not Vil...
Jul 17, 2017
No Trump slump in tourism but there could be a Trump bump
NEW YORK - Last winter, the U.S. tourism industry fretted that Trump administration policies might lead to a “Trump slump” in travel. But those fears may have been premature. International...
Jul 17, 2017
US-Syrian woman keeps school going in al-Qaida-run region
ISTANBUL - When Syria’s uprising broke out, Rania Kisar left her job in the United States and returned home to join what she dreamed would be the ouster of President Bashar Assad and the buildin...
Jul 17, 2017
Ex-Texas officer indicted on murder charge in teen's death
DALLAS - A white former police officer has been indicted on a murder charge in the April shooting death of a black teenager who was a passenger in a car that was leaving a party in suburban Dallas, pr...
Jul 17, 2017
Ex-cop to face 4th trial in killing of daughter's boyfriend
OKLAHOMA CITY - A white former Oklahoma police officer will face a fourth trial in the shooting death of his daughter’s black boyfriend, a prosecutor said Monday. Three mistrials in less than a ...
Jul 17, 2017
With Clooney assist, US aid groups team up on Africa crisis
SEATTLE - Eight of the largest U.S.-based aid groups are joining together in a new campaign to address what the United Nations calls the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in more than 70 years...
Jul 17, 2017
