Category Archives: World
McConnell says limited bill needed if GOP health bill dies
GLASGOW, Ky. - A bill focused on buttressing the nation’s insurance marketplaces will be needed if the full-fledged Republican effort to repeal much of President Barack Obama’s health care...
Jul 06, 2017
Michigan trooper gives ride, warning to I-75 scooter rider
WEST BRANCH, Mich. - A 76-year-old woman riding a mobility scooter down the shoulder of Interstate 75 in northern Michigan received a warning and a ride home from a Michigan State Police trooper. Stat...
Jul 06, 2017
Qualcomm seeks to block iPhone imports in patent dispute
NEW YORK - Qualcomm is seeking to block iPhone shipments to the U.S., arguing that the phones infringe on six of its patents. Qualcomm plans to request the import ban Friday with the U.S. Internationa...
Jul 06, 2017
Cosby's retrial on sex assault charges is set for November
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Bill Cosby’s retrial on charges he drugged and molested a woman more than a decade ago is set for November. An order signed Thursday by Judge Steven O’Neill says all part...
Jul 06, 2017
Professional runner outruns 2 bears while training in woods
AUBURN, Maine - A professional runner from Kenya says he had to outrun two charging bears while training in the woods in Maine. Moninda Marube went for a run early Wednesday out on a nature trail near...
Jul 06, 2017
Studio gives $25K toward replacing Ten Commandments display
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A Christian-themed movie studio has donated $25,000 toward replacing a Ten Commandments monument outside the Arkansas Capitol that was destroyed last month. PureFlix Entertainment ...
Jul 06, 2017
Toddler in state's custody found unconscious in pool, dies
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. - A Vermont toddler in the custody of the state Department for Children and Families was found unconscious in a pool and later died, police said Thursday. Police said the child wa...
Jul 06, 2017
Qatar Airways joins Gulf carriers off US laptop ban list
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Qatar Airways joined two other major long-haul Gulf carriers on Thursday in getting off a U.S. ban on laptops and large electronics in airplane cabins, despite facing log...
Jul 06, 2017
2nd pack of grey wolves spotted in Northern California
SAN FRANCISCO - A female grey wolf, her mate and at least three pups are the second pack of wolves spotted in Northern California since the species went extinct there in 1924, state wildlife officials...
Jul 06, 2017
Virginia executes inmate for killing 2 men during escape
JARRATT, Va. - A Virginia man who killed a hospital security guard and a sheriff’s deputy after escaping from custody in 2006 was executed Thursday after an unsuccessful campaign to spare the in...
Jul 06, 2017
