Category Archives: World
Crime novelist Don Winslow takes out ad assailing Trump
NEW YORK - A leading crime novelist has a few words, and then some, for the Trump administration’s plans for a new war on drugs. “The Cartel” author Don Winslow is taking out a full-...
Jun 23, 2017
Police: UPS shooter in San Francisco armed with stolen guns
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco UPS driver who killed three colleagues in a shooting rampage at a company warehouse was armed with two stolen guns and appeared to target his victims, police said Frida...
Jun 23, 2017
ECB: 2 troubled Italian banks failing, to face insolvency
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank has pulled the plug on two troubled Italian banks, sending them into insolvency proceedings as it pushes ahead with efforts to clean up weak banks holding back th...
Jun 23, 2017
Disneyland devotee visits park for 2,000 days in a row
ANAHEIM, Calif. - If Disneyland is “The Happiest Place on Earth,” Jeff Reitz may be its happiest citizen. As of Thursday, Reitz had visited the park for 2,000 days in a row - every day for...
Jun 23, 2017
Schwarzenegger talks climate change with French president
PARIS - Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says the environment shouldn’t be a partisan issue. The actor-turned-Republican politician told reporters in Paris on Friday that he had a &#...
Jun 23, 2017
Kansas jury awards $218M to farmers in Syngenta GMO suit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas federal jury awarded nearly $218 million on Friday to farmers who sued Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta over its introduction of a genetically engineered corn seed variety...
Jun 23, 2017
A 2nd mistrial: Jury deadlocks in Ohio cop's murder retrial
CINCINNATI - A second mistrial was declared Friday in the case of a white University of Cincinnati officer who killed an unarmed black motorist during a traffic stop. It’s the latest racially ch...
Jun 23, 2017
Military heads want transgender enlistment hold
WASHINGTON - Military chiefs will seek a six-month delay before letting transgender people enlist in their services, officials said Friday. After meetings this week, the service leaders hammered out a...
Jun 23, 2017
World's Ugliest Dog Contest awards underdogs' inner beauty
PETALUMA, Calif. - The World’s Ugliest Dog Contest in California is celebrating the inner beauty and imperfections of man’s best friend on Friday. The pooches - many of which are adoptable...
Jun 23, 2017
Depp's 'assassin' comments the latest in celebrity anger
NEW YORK - Johnny Depp apologized Friday for joking about assassinating Donald Trump during an appearance at a large festival in Britain, the latest example of artists using violent imagery when deali...
Jun 23, 2017
