Category Archives: World
The Latest: Doctor disputes prescribing opioids for Prince
MINNEAPOLIS - The Latest on the investigation into the death of Prince (all times local): 4:15 p.m. A Minnesota doctor is disputing that he ever prescribed opioids to Prince or to anyone else with the...
Apr 17, 2017
Army helicopter crashes into golf course; 1 dead, 2 injured
LEONARDTOWN, Md. - A Black Hawk helicopter crashed onto a golf course in Maryland during a routine training flight, killing one crew member and injuring the two others on board, the U.S. Army said. Th...
Apr 17, 2017
Kids prefer the TV for their viewing, but love other devices
NEW YORK - Grace Ellis has never known a time when you needed a TV to watch TV. The North Attleboro, Massachusetts, fifth-grader watches shows like “Liv and Maddie,” ”Jessie” a...
Apr 17, 2017
'Infowars' host Jones disputes persona in custody dispute
AUSTIN, Texas - The right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is a performance artist whose true personality is nothing like his on-air persona, according to a lawyer defending the R...
Apr 17, 2017
US Supreme Court spares Arkansas inmate from execution
VARNER, Ark. - The U.S. Supreme Court spared the life of an Arkansas inmate minutes before his death warrant was set to expire Monday, scuttling efforts to resume capital punishment after nearly 12 ye...
Apr 17, 2017
Police: 8-year-old suspect in toddler's home day care death
MUSKEGON, Mich. - An 8-year-old is suspected in the death of a 1-year-old boy who was left unsupervised in a home day care in Michigan. Muskegon Police Chief Jeffrey Lewis tells MLive.com for a story ...
Apr 17, 2017
Residents nervously watch Americas' oldest city gentrifying
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Latin America’s oldest colonial city is aiming for a rebound, pouring tens of millions of dollars into repairing streets, cleaning up trash, installing street...
Apr 17, 2017
Patrolling western Mosul a weary grind for Iraqi police
MOSUL, Iraq - On the western side of Mosul, much of the fighting against Islamic State militants takes place between houses so close that they almost touch. Snipers fire from roofs and through holes b...
Apr 17, 2017
Saving lives, 1 day at a time, on the deadly Mediterranean
As usual, it started with a call on a satellite phone from Italian rescue officials in Rome. They were relaying a distress call they’d received from a migrant smuggling ship adrift somewhere off...
Apr 17, 2017
'The Situation' set for arraignment in tax fraud case
NEWARK, N.J. - “Jersey Shore” star Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino and his brother are set to appear in court to face additional tax fraud charges. Michael and Marc Sorrenti...
Apr 17, 2017
