Category Archives: World
Russia draws senators' focus in hearing on election meddling
WASHINGTON - Experts on national security painted a sinister picture for senators examining Russian meddling in the 2016 election, detailing the worldwide impact of fake news, smear campaigns and even...
Mar 30, 2017
White House tells Russia probers: Come see intel yourselves
WASHINGTON - The White House refused Thursday to say whether it secretly fed intelligence reports to a top Republican lawmaker, fueling concerns about political interference in the investigation into ...
Mar 30, 2017
Casino mogul Phil Ruffin among Trump's closest friends
WASHINGTON - Billionaire Las Vegas casino owner Phil Ruffin has never been to the White House. On Thursday, he’ll have dinner there with his friend, Donald Trump. “It’s a lonely job,...
Mar 30, 2017
FBI recovers Rockwell painting stolen in New Jersey in 1976
PHILADELPHIA - The FBI has recovered a 1919 Norman Rockwell painting stolen more than 40 years ago from a New Jersey home. The painting, sometimes called “Lazybones” or “Boy Asleep w...
Mar 30, 2017
Prince Charles joins folk dance on European tour amid Brexit
BUCHAREST, Romania - Britain’s Prince Charles joined in a traditional folk dance Thursday during a visit to Romania, the first stop in a three-nation trip seen as an effort to reassure European ...
Mar 30, 2017
Burglars of a feather 'flock' together in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES - The gang members start their days in the impoverished neighbourhoods of South Los Angeles, but their real work begins in some of the city’s wealthiest enclaves. Each day, the gang ...
Mar 30, 2017
Online tax effort revived at last minute in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A House committee revived a proposal Thursday forcing online retailers to collect Arkansas sales taxes, just two days after a lawmaker behind the bill declared it dead for this yea...
Mar 30, 2017
Cosby prosecutors seek to use talk of quaaludes, Spanish fly
PHILADELPHIA - Prosecutors preparing to try actor Bill Cosby on sexual-assault charges want to use not only his explosive deposition testimony about getting quaaludes to give to women before sex but a...
Mar 30, 2017
Roger Daltrey: 'Dead dog' would have beaten Hillary Clinton
LONDON - Roger Daltrey says “a dead dog” would have beaten Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election. The Who’s legendary front man tells the British music news website NME t...
Mar 30, 2017
Former 'Top Model' contestant among Houston shooting victims
HOUSTON - One of the four people wounded in a Houston shooting that also left two victims dead was a former contestant on “America’s Next Top Model” and the sister of one of the men ...
Mar 30, 2017
