Category Archives: World
Dakota Access attorneys fighting tribes' religion argument
BISMARCK, N.D. - Attorneys for the developer of the Dakota Access pipeline are fighting an attempt by Sioux tribes to argue that oil under their water source potentially interferes with their religion...
Mar 31, 2017
Charleston church shooter to plead guilty to murder charges
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Convicted South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof is set to plead guilty to state murder charges, avoiding a second death sentence and effectively bringing to a close the prosecutio...
Mar 31, 2017
Malaysia interviewed, cleared 3 N. Koreans before they left
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia’s police chief said Friday that three North Koreans who had been hiding out in their country’s embassy for weeks were allowed to fly home after investigat...
Mar 31, 2017
A band apart: Special-needs musicians aim for world stage
OLD BETHPAGE, N.Y. - They’ve performed at Disney World in Florida and marched in New York’s City’s Columbus Day Parade. Now the FREE Players Drum Corps is setting its sights on a tri...
Mar 31, 2017
Wildflowers, dormant for years, bloom across California
BORREGO SPRINGS, Calif. - Rain-fed wildflowers have been sprouting from California’s desert sands after lying dormant for years - producing a spectacular display that has drawn record crowds and...
Mar 31, 2017
North Carolina's "bathroom bill" repeal: who's satisfied?
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina has rolled back a state law that blocked some anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people, but questions persist whether politicians have done enough to coax back th...
Mar 31, 2017
Park arrest, Malaysia deal: Let the corks pop in Pyongyang
TOKYO - There might well have been some corks popping in Pyongyang on Friday. Not only did North Korean officials manage to repatriate the body of leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half brother and...
Mar 31, 2017
AP Explains: Park's fate and what happens next in S. Korea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea’s embattled former President Park Geun-hye was jailed Friday in a scandal that has set off a political firestorm and led to the arrests and indictments of...
Mar 31, 2017
Civilian casualties in Iraq, Syria undercut US victories
BAGHDAD - Islamic State group and al-Qaida-linked militants are quickly moving to drum up outrage over a sharp spike in civilian casualties said to have been caused by U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syri...
Mar 31, 2017
Trump faces questions of interference in investigations
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is facing new questions about political interference in the investigations into Russian election meddling following reports that White House officials secretly funn...
Mar 31, 2017
