Category Archives: World
Lawsuit: Kentucky police planted evidence in murder case
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Two people who spent years in a Kentucky jail after being wrongfully charged with murder have sued 10 police officers from three departments, alleging a conspiracy to frame them by pl...
Apr 05, 2017
Trump-supporting mayor appears to survive re-election scare
CHICAGO - A longtime suburban Chicago mayor who held a fundraiser for President Donald Trump last year has expanded his narrow lead in his re-election battle with a union organizer backed by top Democ...
Apr 05, 2017
Amtrak eyes Friday for full rail service after derailment
NEWARK, N.J. - Amtrak said it hopes to have full rail service restored at New York’s Penn Station by Friday, four days after a second derailment in two weeks caused headaches for commuters at th...
Apr 05, 2017
Lawyers in travel ban case seek emails, subpoenas
SEATTLE - Lawyers for six states seeking to quash President Donald Trump’s travel ban want to the government to co-operate if they decide to serve subpoenas on Trump and others who work in the W...
Apr 05, 2017
Tornados and apparent twisters, rain, hail across Southeast
ATLANTA - Severe storms raking the Southeast unleashed one large tornado and more than a half-dozen apparent twisters Wednesday, toppling trees, roughing up South Carolina’s “peach capital...
Apr 05, 2017
Deal in Dunkin' Donuts case could mean free buttered treats
BOSTON - An attorney is defending a proposed settlement between a man and Dunkin’ Donuts shops that could mean $500 for the lead plaintiff, free buttered baked goods for hundreds of other custom...
Apr 05, 2017
Veteran NASA spacewoman getting 3 extra months in orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The world’s oldest and most experienced spacewoman is getting three extra months in orbit. NASA announced Wednesday that astronaut Peggy Whitson will remain on the Interna...
Apr 05, 2017
Father of boy missing 20 years pleads guilty to manslaughter
HONOLULU - The father of a Hawaii boy who went missing 20 years ago pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday in a deal with prosecutors that requires him to reveal the location of the child’s bo...
Apr 05, 2017
Former bodyguard maintains role as top Trump protector
WASHINGTON - During Jared Kushner’s visit to Iraq this week, one man stood out from the military uniforms and business suits. At a table with top Iraqi Kurdish leaders, an imposing figure in an ...
Apr 05, 2017
UN human rights chief says Trump torture talk unsettling
NASHVILLE - The U.N. human rights chief on Wednesday said he’s “amazed” by President Donald Trump’s support of torture in interrogations, calling the prospect of reviving the p...
Apr 05, 2017
