Category Archives: World
London tower fire: What do we know?
LONDON - Firefighters are battling a huge blaze at a west London high-rise block that houses more than 100 apartments. Here is what we know about the fire so far: WHAT HAPPENED? Reports of a fire at G...
Jun 14, 2017
Was Dylan too freewheelin' in borrowing for Nobel lecture?
LOS ANGELES - The whiff of plagiarism is blowin’ in the wind for Bob Dylan. Phrases sprinkled throughout the rock legend’s lecture for his Nobel Prize in literature are very similar to phr...
Jun 14, 2017
Belgian court convicts parents in baby's malnutrition death
DENDERMONDE, Belgium - In a cautionary tale about alternative diets, a Belgian court convicted two parents Wednesday in the death of their infant, who succumbed to malnutrition and dehydration because...
Jun 14, 2017
Amid criminal case, Cosby fighting lawsuits by 10 women
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - As Bill Cosby awaits a verdict in his sexual assault case in Pennsylvania, the comedian’s civil lawyers are fighting lawsuits against him by 10 women around the country. Curren...
Jun 14, 2017
Senate approves sanctions bill to punish Russia for meddling
WASHINGTON - The Republican-led Senate voted decisively to punish Moscow for interfering in the 2016 election by approving a wide-ranging sanctions package that targets key sectors of Russia’s e...
Jun 14, 2017
AP FACT CHECK: Ethics checks move along despite Trump beefs
WASHINGTON - There’s no sign of foot-dragging at the Office of Government Ethics despite President Donald Trump’s complaint that it has “become very difficult to deal with” as ...
Jun 14, 2017
Key takeaways from Attorney General Sessions' testimony
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave more than two hours of sometimes heated testimony to Congress, with Democrats demanding details of matters including conversations with President Donal...
Jun 14, 2017
White House torn over Mueller's role as pressure grows
WASHINGTON - A top aide to President Donald Trump suggested that special counsel Robert Mueller is biased even as the White House worked to end a day of speculation over whether the president is consi...
Jun 14, 2017
Congressional Democrats sue Trump over foreign payments
WASHINGTON - Democratic lawmakers are suing President Donald Trump over foreign money flowing into his global business empire. Almost 200 senators and representatives are plaintiffs in a lawsuit alleg...
Jun 14, 2017
Suicide bomber kills 9 rival insurgents in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber targeted a checkpoint run by rival insurgents in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province Wednesday, killing nine of them, an Afghan official said. Mohamm...
Jun 14, 2017
