Category Archives: World
San Francisco requires clean space for breastfeeding workers
San Francisco supervisors approved legislation that requires employers to provide new mothers a clean and private space to pump their milk, adding to the board’s long history of trying to make t...
Jun 13, 2017
Philadelphia hospital separates conjoined 10-month-old twins
PHILADELPHIA - A team successfully separated 10-month-old conjoined twins during an 11-hour surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia said Tuesday. The hospital said sisters Erin and Abby Del...
Jun 13, 2017
Prosecutors' lawsuit says opioid drug makers deceived public
NASHVILLE - A new lawsuit invokes the plight of a baby born dependent on opioid drugs, as three Tennessee prosecutors and the baby’s guardian accuse several drug manufacturers of unleashing an e...
Jun 13, 2017
California governor named adviser for UN climate conference
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Jerry Brown was named Tuesday as a special envoy to states at the next United Nations Climate Change Conference, further elevating his international profile as a l...
Jun 13, 2017
Chief: Texas officer made errors in confrontation with woman
FORT WORTH, Texas - A Texas police chief said Tuesday that an officer he suspended following a videotaped arrest of a woman and her daughters made multiple errors in responding to a call that a neighb...
Jun 13, 2017
Trump clings to coal as worldwide demand plummets
WASHINGTON - Market demand for the dirtiest of fossil fuels is plummeting worldwide, according to industry data published Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump has made reviving the long-struggling ...
Jun 13, 2017
Panama's switch from Taiwan to China hammered out quickly
PANAMA CITY - Panamanian officials say the decision to break diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favour of China was put in motion nearly a month ago - though the roots go back years. Two Panamanian o...
Jun 13, 2017
EU moves to gain control of key London financial market
LONDON - The European Union moved Tuesday to tighten its oversight of a key financial market based in London, threatening tens of thousands of jobs in Britain once the country exits the bloc. Draft re...
Jun 13, 2017
Democrats seek distance from impeachment call
WASHINGTON - House Democrats distanced themselves on Tuesday from a longshot bid to impeach President Donald Trump, arguing that multiple investigations should play out before considering such drastic...
Jun 13, 2017
Treasury chief: At times, a gov't shutdown could be 'good'
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin agrees with President Donald Trump that there could be such a thing as a “good” government shutdown. Mnuchin told the Senate Budget Committee...
Jun 13, 2017
