Category Archives: World
Cookie doesn't crumble after falling into Florida sinkhole
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A 10-year-old pug named Cookie is safe and sound and falling into a giant sinkhole following a heavy rainstorm in north Florida. Crews from multiple agencies worked five hours to l...
Apr 06, 2017
Delaware GOP lawmakers take exception to reading from Qur’an
DOVER, Del. - An opening prayer reading from the Qur'an at the Delaware Senate drew a sharp rebuke from a Republican lawmaker, who said the Muslim holy book calls for the death of Americans. Two repre...
Apr 06, 2017
Over there, but still here: WWI innovations live on
Machine guns. Tanks. Chemical weapons. Warplanes. Submarines. Trench coats. Wristwatches. Thursday marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I, and some of the innovations that were...
Apr 06, 2017
Analysis: Toxic attack could wreck Assad's political gains
BEIRUT - President Bashar Assad took an enormous gamble if his forces were behind the chemical weapons attack that killed dozens in northern Syria: committing an overt war crime just as the Trump admi...
Apr 06, 2017
Krelim calls U.S. missile strike on Syria "aggression against sovereign state
MOSCOW - The Kremlin has reacted to a U.S. strike on Syria as an “aggression against sovereign state in violation of international law.” The U.S. fired 60 Tomahawk missiles at a government...
Apr 06, 2017
Nunes steps away from Russia probe, citing ethics complaints
WASHINGTON - The Republican chairman is stepping aside from leading a congressional investigation of Russian interference in last year’s U.S. presidential election, citing ethics complaints that...
Apr 06, 2017
Markets Right Now: Energy, banks lead tiny gains for stocks
The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m. U.S. stocks managed to end with tiny gains after a bumpy day of trading. Energy companies rose Thursday along with the pric...
Apr 06, 2017
Barracks ambush suspect returns to court after hitting head
MILFORD, Pa. - The trial of an anti-government sharpshooter charged with killing a Pennsylvania police trooper in a 2014 ambush at their barracks has resumed after the suspect was briefly hospitalized...
Apr 06, 2017
Iraqi government: IS downs army helicopter over Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq - The Iraqi government says Islamic State group militants have shot down an Iraqi army helicopter over Mosul, killing the two-member crew. The Ministry of Defence says in a statement that ...
Apr 06, 2017
US Rep. Maxine Waters: Bill O'Reilly 'needs to go to jail'
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters says Fox News host Bill O’Reilly “needs to go to jail” over sexual harassment allegations. The Democratic congresswoman from California told MSNB...
Apr 06, 2017
