Category Archives: World
US Navy recovers cannon to identify 200-year-old shipwreck
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Now that a cannon that rested in waters off Rhode Island’s shore for two centuries has been raised, U.S. Navy archaeologists are hoping to confirm that the ship that sank at t...
Jun 03, 2017
US-backed SDF: Battle for IS capital begins 'within days'
BEIRUT - The battle for control of the Islamic State group’s de facto capital Raqqa, in northern Syria, will begin “within days,” a spokeswoman for a U.S.-backed Syrian force at the ...
Jun 03, 2017
75 years after Midway, US Navy hero honoured in NY hometown
ALBANY, N.Y. - C. Wade McClusky Jr. faced a tough decision on June 4, 1942: turn his low-on-fuel U.S. Navy air squadron around or keep searching for the Japanese fleet headed for Midway. He decided to...
Jun 03, 2017
South Africa politician faces penalty for colonialism tweets
JOHANNESBURG - The former head of South Africa’s main opposition party faced suspension from party activities on Saturday following tweets in which she said colonialism had some positive results...
Jun 03, 2017
Minnesota to open 22 meetings on disputed Enbridge pipeline
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota regulators are getting ready to open a series of 22 public meetings on an oil pipeline project that opponents have dubbed the next Dakota Access pipeline struggle. Enbridge Ene...
Jun 03, 2017
Moderate earthquake rattles Alaska's west Aleutian Islands
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake rumbled north of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands but did not cause a tsunami or damage structures. The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake occurre...
Jun 02, 2017
Autopsy: Drugs taken by Chris Cornell didn't cause death
DETROIT - Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell had drugs in his body, including an anti-anxiety medication, but they didn’t contribute to his death by hanging in a Detroit hotel room, according to...
Jun 02, 2017
UN votes to add 15 North Koreans, 4 entities to UN blacklist
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to add 15 individuals and four entities linked to North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs to a U.N. sanctions blacklist, but Chinese opposit...
Jun 02, 2017
Murder-for-hire case shown on 'Cops' heads to third trial
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Prosecutors appeared cocky during Dalia Dippolito’s second trial on charges she tried to hire a hitman to kill her newlywed husband, a case that gained international atte...
Jun 02, 2017
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Couric over documentary
RICHMOND, Va. - A federal judge has dismissed a $12 million defamation lawsuit against journalist Katie Couric over what Virginia gun rights activists call a misleading documentary edit. Judge John Gi...
Jun 02, 2017
