Category Archives: World
Cincinnati Zoo to provide news media first look at Fiona
CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden has decided its popular baby hippo is ready for her close-up. Fiona (fee-OHN’uh) is making her news media debut Wednesday evening with camera...
May 30, 2017
Truck bomb kills 90, wounds hundreds in Afghan capital
KABUL - A suicide attacker struck the fortified heart of the Afghan capital with a massive truck bomb Wednesday, killing 90 people, wounding 400 and raising new fears about the government’s abil...
May 30, 2017
Death toll in Sri Lanka mudslides, floods climbs past 200
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The death toll from mudslides and floods in Sri Lanka has climbed past 200, with 96 others missing, the government said Wednesday. The Disaster Management Center said 203 people w...
May 30, 2017
Trump's use of private cellphone raises security concerns
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has been handing out his cellphone number to world leaders and urging them to call him directly, an unusual invitation that breaks diplomatic protocol and is raisin...
May 30, 2017
House committee issues subpoenas; Comey OK'd to testify
WASHINGTON - The House intelligence committee said Wednesday it is issuing subpoenas for former national security adviser Michael Flynn and President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohe...
May 30, 2017
Police: Man with fake gun in custody at Orlando airport
ORLANDO, Fla. - A former Marine who was armed with a fake gun attempted a “suicide by cop” Tuesday night during a nearly three-hour standoff with police at the Orlando International Airpor...
May 30, 2017
FAA seeks $435,000 fine against United over plane inspection
WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking a $435,000 penalty against United Airlines, saying the carrier failed to inspect a repair job before putting a plane back into service. The ...
May 30, 2017
UN chief urges action on climate change as Trump debates
NEW YORK - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made an impassioned appeal Tuesday for the world to intensify action to combat climate change and implement the Paris Agreement to limit carbon emiss...
May 30, 2017
Judge: Trump deportation order for man in Hawaii 'inhumane'
SAN FRANCISCO - A Trump administration order to deport a man who entered the country illegally nearly three decades ago and became a respected businessman in Hawaii was “inhumane” and R...
May 30, 2017
Ex-Gitmo inmate among 6 detained from French jihadi network
PARIS - A former Guantanamo Bay inmate is among six people from an alleged jihadi recruiting network linked to the Islamic State group who were detained on Tuesday, a French judicial source said. Amon...
May 30, 2017
