Category Archives: World
Federal officials target 27 national monuments for review
WASHINGTON - The Interior Department has identified 27 national monuments, mostly in Western states, that it is reviewing for possible changes to the protections created by Republican and Democratic p...
May 06, 2017
Former Trump aide calls Russia probe 'comically fake'
WASHINGTON - A Senate committee investigating Moscow’s interference in last year’s election has asked several of President Donald Trump’s associates to turn over information about po...
May 06, 2017
Candidate for Army secretary withdraws amid heavy criticism
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s choice for Army secretary has withdrawn his nomination in the face of growing criticism over his remarks about Muslims, and gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans...
May 06, 2017
US still in climate talks with no decision on Paris pullout
WASHINGTON - The United States says it it will continue attending United Nations climate change meetings, even as President Donald Trump considers pulling the U.S. out of a global emissions-cutting de...
May 06, 2017
Police officials: Taliban run over a district headquarters
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Taliban insurgents overran a district police headquarters in northeastern Afghanistan after two days of intense fighting that left scores of casualties on both sides, Kunduz pr...
May 06, 2017
Jury: Man convicted of 6 killings should get death penalty
YUMA, Ariz. - A jury decided Friday that an Arizona prisoner convicted of killing six people in Yuma in 2005 should be sentenced to death. Jurors reached their decision after several hours of delibera...
May 05, 2017
Country legend Loretta Lynn hospitalized after having stroke
NASHVILLE - Country music legend Loretta Lynn has been hospitalized after having a stroke, her publicist said Friday. Maria Malta, a publicist for Sony Music, confirmed that the 85-year-old singer and...
May 05, 2017
Club owner who turned Sunset Strip into rock heaven dies
LOS ANGELES - Mario Maglieri, the Hollywood entrepreneur who doubled as a godfather figure to generations of rock stars from the Doors’ Jim Morrison to Guns ‘N Roses’ Axl Rose, has d...
May 05, 2017
Trump team's curious query tripped concerns about Flynn
WASHINGTON - In late November, a member of Donald Trump’s transition team approached national security officials in the Obama White House with a curious request: Could the incoming team get a co...
May 05, 2017
CBS, NBC also refuse to air Trump advertisement
NEW YORK - CBS and NBC have joined CNN in refusing to air an advertisement that lists President Donald Trump’s accomplishments while blaming the “fake news” media for not reporting o...
May 05, 2017
