Category Archives: World
The Latest: Cosby trial jurors call it quits for night
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The Latest on the sexual assault trial of Bill Cosby (all times local): 9:25 p.m. The jury in Bill Cosby’s sex assault trial is going back to its hotel for the night after fail...
Jun 15, 2017
Suicide bomber strikes near Shiite mosque in Kabul, 4 dead
KABUL - A suicide bomber struck outside a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul late Thursday night, killing four people, including a leader of Afghanistan’s ethnic Hazaras, Hajji Ramazan Hu...
Jun 15, 2017
Jury questions posed during Bill Cosby's sex assault trial
The jury in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial declared Thursday that it was deadlocked after 30 hours of deliberations, but a judge ordered the panel to keep trying to reach a unanimous decision...
Jun 15, 2017
CNN chief: Alex Jones interview worthy, but NBC mishandled
NEW YORK - Some top people at CNN have come to Megyn Kelly’s defence in the wake of criticism she’s received for interviewing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, but say NBC News hasn’t ...
Jun 15, 2017
Illinois governor calls special session to force budget deal
CHICAGO - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has called state legislators back to the Capitol for a special session starting next week to hammer out a budget deal and end an unprecedented impasse that could e...
Jun 15, 2017
In wurst case, German sausage seller prepared to go to jail
BERLIN - A German snack bar owner is preparing for the worst - or is it wurst - in a spat with authorities over the sale of sausages at a highway rest stop. Christina Wagner has been battling to sell ...
Jun 15, 2017
Senate passes sweeping sanctions bill targeting Iran, Russia
WASHINGTON - A frequently polarized Senate found common ground Thursday as Republicans and Democrats joined forces to approve a sweeping sanctions bill that punishes longtime adversaries Iran and Russ...
Jun 15, 2017
DC police seek arrest of Turks for melee, angering Erdogan
WASHINGTON - Police in the U.S. capital issued arrest warrants Thursday for a dozen Turkish security agents accused of attacking protesters during a visit by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month,...
Jun 15, 2017
Conservative Serbia to get first openly gay prime minister
BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbia’s president on Thursday nominated the highly conservative country’s first openly gay prime minister, a move likely to infuriate both the Christian Orthodox church...
Jun 15, 2017
Agents arrest man at airport after meth found in underwear
LOS ANGELES - Federal agents have arrested a man in Los Angeles for allegedly trying to smuggle nearly four pounds of crystal methamphetamine in his underwear. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says ...
Jun 15, 2017
