Category Archives: World
Trump, Pence to attend Treasury Secretary Mnuchin's wedding
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence plan to be among the guests as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (mih-NOO’-shin’s) weds a Scottish actress. Mnuchin is to ...
Jun 24, 2017
Death toll from Pakistan attacks climbs to 85
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - The death toll from twin blasts in the northwestern town of Parachinar climbed to 67 Saturday, bringing the overall death toll from three separate attacks in Pakistan to 85, with ...
Jun 24, 2017
Writer sues Tupac filmmakers, alleges copyright infringement
NEW YORK - A magazine writer has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the creators of the new Tupac Shakur biopic, saying that portions of the film are based on his articles about the late r...
Jun 24, 2017
Microphone cut after Mormon girl reveals she's gay at church
SALT LAKE CITY - A video of a young Mormon girl revealing to her congregation that she is lesbian and still loved by God - before her microphone is turned off by local church leaders - is sparking a n...
Jun 24, 2017
Trump administration opposing bid for syphilis study museum
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Trump administration opposes a bid to use unclaimed money from a legal settlement over the government’s infamous Tuskegee syphilis study to fund a museum honouring victims...
Jun 24, 2017
Scores missing in massive China landslide; 10 bodies found
MAO COUNTY, China - Rescuers recovered 10 bodies and were still searching for 93 missing people on Sunday, a day after a massive landslide buried a picturesque mountain village in southwestern China. ...
Jun 24, 2017
2 Dutch journalists freed unharmed by Colombian rebels
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Two Dutch journalists have been freed unharmed after being held captive for almost a week by leftist rebels in Colombia. Derk Bolt and Eugenio Follender were released before d...
Jun 24, 2017
California governor stops parole for Charles Manson follower
LOS ANGELES - California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday night blocked parole for Charles Manson follower and convicted killer Bruce Davis. Brown’s rejection issued late Friday night is the fifth tim...
Jun 23, 2017
Albuquerque TV truck stolen while crew worked on crime story
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - While a television news crew was gathering footage for a story about crime in the Albuquerque downtown area, a thief drove off in the station’s SUV. The Albuquerque Journal (...
Jun 23, 2017
UK finds 34 high-rise apartment buildings with unsafe siding
LONDON - Britain’s fire-safety crisis expanded substantially Saturday as authorities said 34 high-rise apartment blocks across the country had cladding that failed fire safety tests. London offi...
Jun 23, 2017
