Category Archives: World
Cop who killed Tamir Rice fired for job application omission
CLEVELAND - The police officer who shot and killed Tamir Rice was fired Tuesday for failing to disclose that he had been forced out of another department before Cleveland hired him, while his partner ...
May 30, 2017
Ariana Grande to play Manchester charity concert on Sunday
LONDON - Publicists say Ariana Grande will play a charity concert in Manchester on Sunday, joined by big names including Coldplay, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams. The “One Love ...
May 30, 2017
US home prices rising 2 times faster than wages
WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices climbed in March at the strongest rate in nearly three year as a dwindling supply of houses for sale is causing prices to significantly outpace income growth. The Standar...
May 30, 2017
Hearing soon on death declaration of toddler who disappeared
PORTLAND, Maine - A judge will convene a hearing on a woman’s request that her toddler daughter be declared dead more than five years after her disappearance set off a frantic search that evolve...
May 30, 2017
Amazon's stock tops $1,000 for the first time
NEW YORK - Amazon, the e-commerce giant that has changed how much of the world shops for books, toilet paper and TVs, hit a new milestone. Its stock topped $1,000 for the first time. That price puts A...
May 30, 2017
3 Mile Island owner threatens to close ill-fated plant
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Cheap natural gas could do what the worst commercial nuclear power accident in U.S. history could not: put Three Mile Island out of business. Three Mile Island’s owner, Exelon ...
May 30, 2017
US consumer spending, incomes grew solidly in April
WASHINGTON - Americans increased their spending in April at the fastest pace in four months, bolstered by a solid gain in incomes. The strong results underscored expectations that the economy is poise...
May 30, 2017
Key figures in trial of officer who killed Philando Castile
MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota police officer goes on trial this week in the killing of a black motorist that drew additional attention when video of the shooting’s aftermath was streamed live on Fac...
May 30, 2017
Prosecution timeline of traffic stop in Castile shooting
Philando Castile was shot to death by a police officer last July barely more than a minute after his car was pulled over in a St. Paul, Minnesota, suburb for an apparent broken taillight. Attorneys fo...
May 30, 2017
Protest sparks Texas lawmaker threats of gun violence
AUSTIN, Texas - Hundreds of protesters opposing Texas’ tough new anti-“sanctuary cities” law launched a raucous demonstration from the public gallery in the Texas House on Monday, br...
May 30, 2017
