Category Archives: World
Lawyer: US lawyers want to destroy Iranian-American charity
NEW YORK - The lawyer for a charity formed to promote the history and culture of Iran told a jury on Tuesday that the U.S. government was trying to destroy it by seeking to seize a skyscraper that pro...
May 30, 2017
Dakota Access pipeline, law officers had close relationship
BISMARCK, N.D. - A private security firm hired by the developer of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline conducted an aggressive, multifaceted operation against protesters that included a close work...
May 30, 2017
Back to the sea: Volunteers help turtle find its way home
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Volunteers have helped a disoriented 400-pound (180-kilogram) sea turtle make its way back to the ocean off the South Carolina coast. Hilton Head Island Sea Turtle Protectio...
May 30, 2017
Kathy Griffin apologizes for Trump photo: 'I went too far'
LOS ANGELES - Kathy Griffin says she went way too far when she appeared in a brief video Tuesday holding what looked like President Donald Trump’s bloody, severed head. The comic apologized late...
May 30, 2017
Mexico to review rules of origin to help NAFTA renegotiation
MIAMI - Mexico’s foreign minister says the country is “inevitably” set to review rules of origin when renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, giving a boost to Preside...
May 30, 2017
Allegations of abuse, mismanagement shadow gains against IS
BEIRUT - As the U.S.-led coalition ratchets up operations in Syria, there are concerns that it will result in a rerun of what happened in Iraq, where $1 billion in weapons supplied to local fighters i...
May 30, 2017
Husband of Mary Kay Letourneau files for separation
SEATTLE - The man who married his former sixth-grade teacher after she was jailed for raping him has filed for legal separation from her. King County court records show 33-year-old Vili Fualaau asked ...
May 30, 2017
Pentagon declares success for key test of missile defence
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon scored an important success Tuesday in a test of its oft-criticized missile defence program, destroying a mock warhead over the Pacific Ocean with an interceptor that is key ...
May 30, 2017
US starts giving arms to Syrian Kurds ahead of Raqqa assault
WASHINGTON - The United States started Tuesday to deliver weapons to Kurdish fighters closing in on the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, Syria, the Pentagon said. Spokesman Eric Pahon said Tuesday&#...
May 30, 2017
Transgender student wins appeal in final week of school
MADISON, Wis. - A federal appeals court says a transgender student who identifies as a male should be able to use the boys’ bathroom at his Wisconsin high school. Ashton Whitaker, who will gradu...
May 30, 2017
