Category Archives: World
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. AP checked these out; here ar...
Jun 02, 2017
Kurdish militants claim downing of Turkish military chopper
ISTANBUL - Kurdish militants have claimed responsibility for a Turkish military helicopter crash that killed all 13 personnel on board two days ago near the Turkey-Iraq border. The People’s Defe...
Jun 02, 2017
Belgian charged with leadership role in 2015 Paris attacks
BRUSSELS - Belgian prosecutors say a suspect in the attacks in Paris in 2015 has been charged with being a leader of the extremist cell that killed 130 people. The 30-year-old Belgian national, Yassin...
Jun 02, 2017
Putin: Syria chemical attack was provocation against Assad
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted Friday that the Syrian leader didn’t use chemical weapons against his people, saying the recent attack that killed scores of ci...
Jun 02, 2017
Doctor in Trump Hotel case released but due back in court
WASHINGTON - A Pennsylvania doctor who authorities say was arrested at Trump International Hotel with guns will live in Georgia while awaiting trial. A federal judge on Friday said 43-year-old Navy ve...
Jun 02, 2017
Alec Baldwin raises $5.1 million for New Jersey Democrats
COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. - Actor and “Saturday Night Live’s” resident President Donald Trump impersonator Alec Baldwin has helped raise $5.1 million for Democrats in New Jersey. Philly.com...
Jun 02, 2017
UK police search car in Manchester attack investigation
LONDON - British police investigating the Manchester Arena attack cordoned off an area around a car significant to the investigation as they hunted Friday for clues about the suicide bomber’s mo...
Jun 02, 2017
For President Trump, decisions accompanied by drama
WASHINGTON - With President Donald Trump, decisions are often served with a side of drama. From the White House Rose Garden, Trump revealed his plans for the United States to leave the Paris climate c...
Jun 02, 2017
AP FACT CHECK: Holes in Trump's reasoning on climate pullout
WASHINGTON - Announcing that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate accord, President Donald Trump misplaced the blame for what ails the coal industry and laid a shaky factual foundation for hi...
Jun 02, 2017
Analysis: Trump's climate decision puts US on a lonely path
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the landmark Paris climate accord sends an unmistakable message to the world: America First can mean America Alone. Trump’s mo...
Jun 02, 2017
