Category Archives: World
NewsAlert: Paris police warn people to avoid Champs Elysees area; French media report 2 police shot
PARIS - French media are reporting two police officers have been shot in Paris. Paris police are warning people to avoid the Champs Elysees area. More to come. The Associated Press
Apr 20, 2017
Trump, Francis, LeBron among Time's 100 most influential
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump and Pope Francis join the likes of singer Demi Lovato and actress Viola Davis on Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people. The latest edition of ...
Apr 20, 2017
Gunman in Missouri utility worker deaths had criminal record
ST. LOUIS - A gunman who killed two utility workers in St. Louis before killing himself had a long criminal history, including drug and assault convictions, along with financial troubles leading to ba...
Apr 20, 2017
Bill O'Reilly accuser appears on 'The View'
NEW YORK - One of Bill O’Reilly’s accusers says she felt triumphant when the Fox News Channel host was fired following an investigation into claims of harassment by women. Perquita Burgess...
Apr 20, 2017
Regulators sue Ocwen Financial, say it mishandled mortgages
NEW YORK - State and federal authorities have sued mortgage servicer Ocwen Financial Corp., saying the company botched the handling of millions of mortgage accounts. The action sent shares of Ocwen pl...
Apr 20, 2017
President Trump welcomes Sarah Palin to White House
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has hosted former Alaska governor Sarah Palin at a White House dinner with musicians Ted Nugent and Kid Rock. Palin posted photos on social media and her website. T...
Apr 20, 2017
Lawyer: Kidnapped 15-year-old girl back home in Tennessee
COLUMBIA, Tenn. - A 15-year-old Tennessee student who was allegedly kidnapped by her teacher and taken to California is back home, a lawyer for the girl’s family said Friday. The girl is being e...
Apr 20, 2017
Supreme Court bans Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
MOSCOW - Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday banned Jehovah’s Witnesses from operating anywhere in the country, accepting a request from the justice ministry that the religious organization...
Apr 20, 2017
Utah's Chaffetz says he may not finish term in Congress
SALT LAKE CITY - Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz’s decision not to seek another term in Congress and possibly resign sets the GOP congressman up for a 2020 run for governor without a damaging re-electi...
Apr 20, 2017
In Zimbabwe, boys are offered boxing instead of despair
CHITUNGWIZA, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwean boys as young as 10 hurry every weekend to a boxing ring whose nickname, Wafa Wafa, in the local Shona language suggests that whoever enters will be lucky to come ou...
Apr 20, 2017
