Category Archives: World
Americans divided on firing of FBI chief
Americans could be forgiven if they’re feeling a bit whiplashed by recent events in the nation’s capital. Less than a week after House Republicans voted to dismantle Barack Obama’s h...
May 10, 2017
Convicted church shooter Roof picked death over autism label
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Dylann Roof had his first appeal of his death sentence for killing nine people in a racist attack on praying worshippers in a Charleston church rejected Wednesday by the same judge wh...
May 10, 2017
Arizona radio station removes child pornography announcement
PHOENIX - An oldies country music radio station serving a rural Arizona area that aired a public service announcement for two years telling people how to hide potential evidence in child pornography c...
May 10, 2017
Gov't to begin seismic surveys in Atlantic in drilling push
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration said Wednesday it is moving forward on seismic surveys in the Atlantic Ocean, the first step toward offshore drilling in a region where it has been blocked for de...
May 10, 2017
Egypt officials: Islamic extremists kill 10 Sinai tribesmen
EL-ARISH, Egypt - Islamic extremists in Egypt’s restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula ambushed local tribesmen who were securing an area in the region on Wednesday, killing 10, security o...
May 10, 2017
Trump keeps low profile as Comey controversy churns
WASHINGTON - The normally spotlight-loving President Donald Trump has kept a rather low profile around his surprise firing of FBI Director James Comey. Leading up to the bombshell announcement, Trump ...
May 10, 2017
Federal government records $182.4 billion budget surplus
WASHINGTON - The federal government ran the second highest monthly surplus on record this April as tax revenues were pushed higher by a change in the deadline for corporate tax payments. In its monthl...
May 10, 2017
6 Prince siblings want quick ruling that they're his heirs
CHASKA, Minn. - A Minnesota judge says he’ll take a request that Prince’s six siblings be declared his lawful heirs under advisement. Carver County District Judge Kevin Eide said in Januar...
May 10, 2017
Russian government releases photos of Oval Office meeting
WASHINGTON - The first photos of President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to be made public came from the Russian government, not the White House. The Russian...
May 10, 2017
Rock nation? Dwayne Johnson considering run for White House
LOS ANGELES - After conquering Hollywood, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson may have his sights set on the White House. The actor and former pro wrestler tells GQ that a presidential run is “...
May 10, 2017
