Category Archives: World
Famed astronaut John Glenn laid to rest at Arlington
WASHINGTON - The flag-draped casket of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, was covered in plastic to protect it from a steady rain as it was carried on a horse-drawn caisson to his fina...
Apr 06, 2017
US-backed fighters lay siege to Islamic State-held town
BEIRUT - U.S.-backed Syrian fighters have laid siege to the northern Syrian town of Tabqa, an Islamic State stronghold, two weeks after U.S. aircraft ferried forces behind militant lines to spearhead ...
Apr 06, 2017
Gaza's Hamas rulers execute 3 Palestinians over Israel ties
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - The Islamic militant Hamas group ruling the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning executed three Palestinians it had accused of ‘collaborating’ with Israel, a develo...
Apr 06, 2017
Israeli military: Palestinian kills soldier in West Bank
JERUSALEM - A Palestinian rammed his vehicle into a group of people near a West Bank settlement on Thursday, killing an Israeli soldier and wounding another, the military said. The military said the P...
Apr 06, 2017
Trump boosts coal as China takes the lead on climate change
WASHINGTON - For years, cutting carbon emissions to stave off the worst impacts of climate change was routinely near the top of the agenda at talks between the leaders of the United States and China. ...
Apr 06, 2017
Gorsuch heads for confirmation as Senate tears up own rules
WASHINGTON - In a confrontation that could reshape the Supreme Court for generations, Republicans tore up the Senate’s voting rules Thursday to allow Trump nominee Neil Gorsuch to ascend to the ...
Apr 06, 2017
Trump presses China on NKorea; another bluff could hurt him
WASHINGTON - Warning the U.S. could act alone, President Donald Trump has vowed to deliver an ultimatum to Chinese leader Xi Jinping to rein in North Korea when the two men come face-to-face for the f...
Apr 05, 2017
Woman sues Uber, says she was stabbed by another passenger
CHICAGO - A Chicago woman has sued Uber and a customer of the ride-sharing company, saying she was stabbed by another passenger. Jennifer Camacho says she called an UberPool for a ride home on Jan. 30...
Apr 05, 2017
Bomb suspect seeks change of venue, citing media coverage
NEW YORK - A man accused of setting off bombs in New Jersey and New York seven months ago, injuring dozens of people, asked a judge on Wednesday to move his trial to Vermont to avoid the possibility p...
Apr 05, 2017
Secret Service agent suspended after meeting with prostitute
WASHINGTON - A Secret Service agent on Vice-President Mike Pence’s detail has been suspended after meeting with a prostitute. That’s according to an agency spokesperson who spoke on condit...
Apr 05, 2017
