Category Archives: World
Bike-sharing rivalry crowds Beijing's sidewalks
BEIJING - The shiny bicycles in bright orange, yellow or blue are everywhere in China’s most prosperous cities, even in places they probably shouldn’t be. The two-wheelers are unlocked and...
Apr 04, 2017
VA defends work to fix troubled veteran suicide hotline
WASHINGTON - Grilled by lawmakers, the Department of Veterans Affairs insisted Tuesday it was well on its way to fixing problems with its suicide hotline and largely brushed aside the worst criticisms...
Apr 04, 2017
Baltimore police ready for reforms despite delay request
Baltimore’s mayor and police chief worked closely with Justice Department investigators to scrutinize the city’s police force and embraced a plan they crafted to overhaul the troubled depa...
Apr 04, 2017
Uber driver charged after police find fake badge, gun in car
CHARLESTON, S.C. - A South Carolina Uber driver has been arrested after police say they found a fake police badge and loaded gun inside his vehicle. Folly Beach Public Safety tells news outlets 57-yea...
Apr 04, 2017
Dems elevate attacks as Supreme Court showdown nears
WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats elevated their attacks against President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Wednesday, portraying him as an ally of the powerful and an enemy of the weak as an ex...
Apr 04, 2017
Massachusetts city calls for Trump impeachment probe
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Massachusetts city of Cambridge has passed a resolution calling for an impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump. The Cambridge City Council passed the resolution Mo...
Apr 04, 2017
Babies Romeo and Juliette make debut in Florida hospital
LEESBURG, Fla. - Two sets of new parents were surprised to learn their babies were part of a Shakespearean connection at a Florida hospital just two weeks after another pair of infants premiered as Ro...
Apr 04, 2017
Chelsea Clinton is in no hurry to get into politics
NEW YORK - Congresswoman Clinton? President Clinton? For now, Chelsea Clinton says her only plan is to burnish her profile as an author of children’s books. The former first daughter embarked on...
Apr 04, 2017
6 Iranian migrants pulled from sinking boat in Channel
PARIS - French maritime authorities have rescued six Iranian migrants whose fishing boat was sinking in the English Channel as they sought to reach Britain. The overnight rescue effort took more than ...
Apr 04, 2017
US trade deficit drops sharply to $43.6 billion in February
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit declined sharply in February as imports from China fell by a record amount and American exports rose for a third straight month. The deficit fell to $43.6 billion i...
Apr 04, 2017
