Category Archives: World
US factory orders slipped in April, investment weak
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories fell in April for the first time in five months amid declining demand for heavy machinery, iron and steel, and commercial airplanes. A key category that tracks bu...
Jun 05, 2017
Factory shooting leaves 2 teens without mother or father
ORLANDO, Fla. - A devoted father always photographing the games of his teenagers, now orphaned by a workplace shooting. A loving husband who “would give the shirt off his back” for anyone ...
Jun 05, 2017
US productivity flat in first quarter, while labour costs up
WASHINGTON - The productivity of American workers was flat in the first three months of this year, while labour costs rose at the fastest pace since the second quarter of last year. Productivity growt...
Jun 05, 2017
It won't be from sea-to-sea; how long will border wall be?
WASHINGTON - The White House insists that plans for President Donald Trump’s border wall are on track despite resistance from Congress. What it’s not saying is how it envisions the wall th...
Jun 05, 2017
Ballet dancer jumps into action, saves man from subway track
NEW YORK - A New York City ballet dancer can also add heroics to his repertoire - having saved a homeless man who was pushed onto subway tracks over the weekend. Thirty-one-year-old Gray Davis, a danc...
Jun 05, 2017
Ariana Grande critic Piers Morgan apologizes to singer
Ariana Grande’s all-star benefit concert for victims of last month’s attack following her show in Manchester, England, has won over a critic in Piers Morgan. The outspoken former CNN perso...
Jun 05, 2017
Portugal: Monty Python star's film blamed for convent damage
LISBON, Portugal - Officials in Portugal said Monday they have ordered an investigation into claims that one of the country’s most cherished historic monuments was damaged during the shooting of...
Jun 05, 2017
S. Korean official suspended over US missile defence report
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A senior South Korean defence official was suspended Monday for deliberately failing to report to new liberal President Moon Jae-in the arrival of several more launchers fo...
Jun 05, 2017
Run, Hide, Tell? London attack response likely saved lives
College student Vashu Tyagi was leaving his dorm and heading to a nearby bar to celebrate the end of classes Saturday night in London when he saw people running frantically down the street. As three m...
Jun 05, 2017
Police say Oklahoma man shoots man trying to drown infants
ADA, Okla. - Authorities say a man who was trying to drown his infant 3-month-old twin son and daughter in southeastern Oklahoma was fatally shot by a neighbour. City of Ada spokeswoman Lisa Bratcher ...
Jun 05, 2017
