Category Archives: World
Trump calls Comey a 'showboat,' denies colluding with Russia
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that there was “no collusion” between his winning campaign and the Russian government, in his first extended remarks since he roiled W...
May 11, 2017
Trump: I was going to fire that 'showboat' no matter what
WASHINGTON - Contradicting previous White House explanations, President Donald Trump declared Thursday he had planned to fire FBI Director James Comey all along, regardless of whether top Justice Depa...
May 11, 2017
Man gets 5 years in prison after death of dermatologist
NEW YORK - A man who pleaded guilty to a drug charge after a New York dermatologist died of cocaine and alcohol intoxication in his apartment building was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison. U...
May 11, 2017
Suspect in killing of Arkansas deputy, 2 others surrenders
DARDANELLE, Ark. - A man suspected of gunning down an Arkansas sheriff’s deputy and killing two other people surrendered after a five-hour standoff with police, authorities said. James Bowden ga...
May 11, 2017
California governor seeks smaller education, child care cuts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday dialed back his proposed cuts for schools and child care, citing an improved fiscal outlook since January that could cover $1.5 billion mor...
May 11, 2017
New Mexico Supreme Court won't restore funds to Legislature
SANTA FE, N.M. - The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a request to override budget vetoes, leaving negotiations about how to solve the state’s budget crisis - and restore funding to...
May 11, 2017
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, JFK items being auctioned
NEW YORK - A watercolour painting by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the former first lady’s Cartier watch, and a hand-annotated speech by John F. Kennedy that he later incorporated into his “...
May 11, 2017
Mormon church severs some of its ties to the Boy Scouts.
SALT LAKE CITY - The Mormon church, the biggest sponsor of Boy Scout troops in the United States, announced Thursday it is pulling as many as 185,000 older youths from the organization as part of an e...
May 11, 2017
Norway reverse 40-year-old ban on reptiles
COPENHAGEN - The Norwegian government has reversed a 40-year-old ban to allow 19 kinds of reptiles to be held as pets. Norway’s Agriculture and Food Ministry which also handles laws concerning d...
May 11, 2017
Eurovision: Pop, politics and a dancing ape - but no Russia
LONDON - Sprinkle the sequins, spark up the disco lights and get ready for battle - it’s time for the Eurovision Song Contest , a celebration of kitsch and cheesy pop with an undercurrent of pol...
May 11, 2017
