Category Archives: World
Buzz kill: California police work to detect drugged drivers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Police in three California counties are testing what amounts to a breathalyzer for drug users - a device that some authorities and lawmakers said Wednesday is desperately needed n...
May 10, 2017
Phoenix serial killing suspect seemed to live in isolation
PHOENIX - The man dubbed by police as the Serial Street Shooter has left behind few signs of what his life was like before he was arrested in Phoenix’s first serial killings in a decade. Aaron S...
May 10, 2017
Brazil's ex-leader Silva defiant in testimony to Judge Moro
RIO DE JANEIRO - Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva struck a defiant note after testifying for five hours Wednesday, telling thousands of supporters that the corruption case against ...
May 10, 2017
Trump to host Turkish president at White House on May 16
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will host Turkey’s president next week at the White House. The White House said in a statement Wednesday that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH’-jehp ...
May 10, 2017
GOP senators oppose nominee for Trade Representative
WASHINGTON - Two Republican senators said late Wednesday they would oppose President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Trade Representative in a broadside against the administration’s “...
May 10, 2017
Moon's rise to power in S Korea causes worries, hopes abroad
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Which of South Korea’s neighbours and allies stand to benefit most from liberal Moon Jae-in’s ascension to the presidency this week? It might be North Korea, wh...
May 10, 2017
Stunned FBI agents grapple with Comey firing
WASHINGTON - FBI agents continued to reel Wednesday from Director James Comey’s unceremonious dismissal a day earlier, their surprise at the manner of his ouster coupled with questions about who...
May 10, 2017
Review: Ohio cop used 'unreasonable' force in apparent kick
COLUMBUS, Ohio - An officer used “unreasonable” force that wasn’t part of his training when subduing a restrained suspect in a way that appeared to show him kicking the suspect in th...
May 10, 2017
Reporter arrested while trying to question Cabinet member
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Police in West Virginia’s Capitol arrested a journalist who they said was trying “aggressively” to get past Secret Service agents and yelling questions at U.S. He...
May 10, 2017
Republican who revived health bill faces onslaught of anger
WILLINGBORO, N.J. - A Republican who headed the effort to revive the health care overhaul passed by the GOP-led U.S. House faced jeers and insults Wednesday as anger boiled over among voters at a town...
May 10, 2017
