Category Archives: World
Palestinians hope for settlement curb if peace talks resume
AMMAN, Jordan - A senior Palestinian official says he “hopes” Israel will halt settlement construction if U.S.-led peace talks resume, but stopped short of making it a condition. Saeb Erek...
May 14, 2017
Graduate, 14, youngest ever at Texas Christian University
FORT WORTH, Texas - A 14-year-old physics major has become the youngest person ever to graduate from Texas Christian University. Carson Huey-You was among more than 2,000 students getting degrees Satu...
May 14, 2017
Eurovision winner greeted by ecstatic Portuguese nation
LISBON, Portugal - Eurovision winner Salvador Sobral was greeted as a national hero upon his return home to Portugal on Sunday, a day after winning the song contest in Ukraine’s capital. The 27-...
May 14, 2017
This year's Cannes Film Festival is quaking with change
NEW YORK - The Cannes Film Festival, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, has historically been about as fond of change as day-old baguettes. As much as its screens light up with the world...
May 14, 2017
Oil pipeline opponents try going after the money
BISMARCK, N.D. - Opposition to the Dakota Access oil pipeline has persuaded some banks to stop supporting projects that might harm the environment or tread on indigenous rights, but calling the divest...
May 14, 2017
High Turkish support for Erdogan in EU worries Europeans
VIENNA - Ayhan Ogelge lives in Austria. But his heart is in his Turkish homeland and beats for its president, even as Europe’s democracies raise the alarm over the Turkish leader’s push to...
May 14, 2017
New York eyes 'textalyzer' to combat distracted driving
ALBANY, N.Y. - Ben Lieberman just wanted to find out what may have caused the head-on collision that killed his 19-year-old son, Evan, on a highway north of New York City. It took a lawsuit and six mo...
May 14, 2017
Afghan official: Roadside bomb kills 4 in eastern province
KABUL - An Afghan official says at least four people were killed when a police vehicle hit a roadside bomb in eastern Paktia province. Abdullah Hsrat, spokesman for the provincial governor, says two b...
May 14, 2017
Thousands march against Moscow government's demolition plans
MOSCOW - Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Moscow on Sunday to rally against a bill to tear down Soviet-era low-rise apartment buildings. Protesters, mostly young and middle-aged couples,...
May 14, 2017
Government scientist from DC wins Miss USA title
LAS VEGAS - Kara McCullough, a scientist working for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, has been crowned Miss USA. McCullough, who represented the District of Columbia in the decades-old pageant,...
May 14, 2017
