Category Archives: World
Massachusetts drops snake island plan that rattled residents
BOSTON - Massachusetts is dropping its plan to establish a colony of venomous timber rattlesnakes on an uninhabited island. The state Fisheries and Wildlife board voted unanimously on Wednesday to sus...
Apr 19, 2017
O'Reilly out at Fox News Channel, still denies allegations
NEW YORK - Fox News Channel’s parent company fired Bill O’Reilly on Wednesday following an investigation into harassment allegations, bringing a stunning end to cable news’ most popu...
Apr 19, 2017
AP Exclusive: Managers made errors in handling of dam crisis
OROVILLE, Calif. - Late in the afternoon of Feb. 12, Sheriff Kory Honea was at the emergency operations centre for the tallest dam in America when he overheard someone say something that stopped him i...
Apr 19, 2017
Committee advises California judges not to invest in pot
SAN FRANCISCO - A California Supreme Court committee advised judges in the state Wednesday to stay away from pot - meaning investments in pot businesses. Maintaining any interest in a business that in...
Apr 19, 2017
Son of world's oldest woman dies at 97 at home in Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The son of a woman believed to be the oldest person in the world died at their home Wednesday in Jamaica at the ripe old age of 97. Harland Fairweather, who had recently been ill b...
Apr 19, 2017
UN council accredits religious rights group stalled by panel
One of the U.N.’S main bodies voted Wednesday to grant accreditation to a British-based group that promotes religious freedom, overriding a U.N. committee that had deferred action on the matter ...
Apr 19, 2017
Captured Mexican ex-governor appears in Guatemala court
GUATEMALA CITY - A Mexican fugitive ex-governor who became a powerful symbol of alleged corruption in his country appeared Wednesday before a Guatemalan court that will consider his possible extraditi...
Apr 19, 2017
For Trump, familiar judge gets case of deported Mexican
SAN DIEGO - A case involving a man who was deported to Mexico despite having permission to be in the U.S. under a program that shields young immigrants has landed in the courtroom of a judge whose imp...
Apr 19, 2017
Baby orca! Last killer whale born at SeaWorld
MIAMI - The last orca has been born in captivity at a SeaWorld park in San Antonio, Texas, just over a year after the theme park decided to stop breeding orcas following animal rights protests and dec...
Apr 19, 2017
Veteran walks across US to raise awareness of suicides
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - A former soldier on Wednesday completed a 2,200-mile walk across the United States to draw attention to suicides among military veterans. Army veteran Ernesto Rodriguez finished...
Apr 19, 2017
