Category Archives: World
Study finds Democrats far more interested in watchdog media
NEW YORK - In the opening days of the Trump administration, Democrats are far more interested than Republicans in seeing the news media assume the traditional role of watchdogs to people in power, a s...
May 10, 2017
Yale professor discusses bestselling book 'On Tyranny'
NEW YORK - Timothy Snyder would have preferred a different path to the bestseller lists. The Yale University professor and scholar of European history, whose books include “Bloodlands: Europe Be...
May 10, 2017
Hillary Clinton to speak at book publishing convention
NEW YORK - Hillary Clinton is coming to next month’s publishing convention. The former presidential candidate, secretary of state and U.S. senator will speak June 1 at BookExpo, the publishing i...
May 10, 2017
Kosovo government loses no-confidence vote, coalition fails
PRISTINA, Kosovo - Kosovo’s government on Wednesday lost a no-confidence vote, setting the scene for an early election following months of political deadlock over a border demarcation deal that ...
May 10, 2017
The Latest: Trump assails critic as 'Cryin' Chuck Schumer'
WASHINGTON - The Latest on the firing of FBI Director James Comey (all times local): 4:40 a.m. Amid the clamour surrounding the firing of FBI Director James Comey, President Donald Trump singled out o...
May 10, 2017
Trump delaying decision on Paris climate deal
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is delaying a decision on whether to withdraw from a landmark climate deal until after an international summit later this month. The move means the president will h...
May 10, 2017
Tunnel collapse renews safety concerns about nuclear sites
RICHLAND, Wash. - The collapse of a tunnel containing radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear weapons complex underscored what critics have long been saying: The toxic remnants of the Cold War are be...
May 10, 2017
Before the axe, Comey was pushing Trump-Russia probe harder
WASHINGTON - Days before he was fired by Donald Trump, FBI Director James Comey requested more resources to pursue his investigation into Russia’s election meddling and the possible involvement ...
May 10, 2017
Former owner of alligator wants zoo to hand over remains
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - A Massachusetts man who kept a 6-foot (1.83-meter) alligator in his backyard until it was removed by police wants the animal’s remains after it died at a nearby zoo. Of...
May 10, 2017
Zhang Yimou says 'Great Wall' story may have been too weak
BEIJING - Zhang Yimou says the disappointing U.S. performance of the biggest budget China-U.S. co-production to date, “The Great Wall,” may have been down to a weak story, but he hopes oth...
May 10, 2017
