Category Archives: World
EU blocks merger of Deutsche Boerse, London Stock Exchange
BERLIN - European regulators blocked the proposed merger of Germany’s Deutsche Boerse and the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday, saying it would effectively have created a European monopoly in ...
Mar 29, 2017
It's not EU, it's me: UK files for EU divorce after 44 years
LONDON - Britain filed for divorce from the European Union on Wednesday, with fond words and promises of friendship that could not disguise the historic nature of the schism - or the years of argument...
Mar 29, 2017
Environmental groups vowing to fight Trump climate actions
CHICAGO - Environmental groups that have hired extra lawyers in recent months are prepared to go to court to fight a sweeping executive order from President Donald Trump that eliminates many restricti...
Mar 28, 2017
With monster trucks and Comic-Con, Saudis defy killjoy image
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Monster trucks, hip-hop dancing and Game of Thrones all have one surprising thing in common now: Saudi Arabia. The kingdom, which bans movie theatres and other entertainm...
Mar 28, 2017
Correction: Severe Weather-Southern Plains story
SPUR, Texas - In a story March 29 about a fatal wreck that killed three storm chasers, The Associated Press incorrectly identified a driver and passenger involved in the collision. Corbin Lee Jaeger w...
Mar 28, 2017
2 ex-Christie aides sentenced in bridge traffic revenge plot
NEWARK, N.J. - Two former aides to Republican Gov. Chris Christie were sentenced to prison on Wednesday for creating a colossal traffic jam at the George Washington Bridge for political revenge, a sca...
Mar 28, 2017
Expeditions to send huge trash bags to help clean Mt Everest
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Mountaineering expedition organizers in Nepal are sending huge trash bags with climbers on Mount Everest during the spring climbing season to collect trash that then can be winched ...
Mar 28, 2017
Court bars release of videos made by anti-abortion group
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court on Wednesday barred the release of videos made by an anti-abortion group whose leaders are facing felony charges in California accusing them of recording people...
Mar 28, 2017
Mexican man freed after arrest despite protected status
TACOMA, Wash. - A Mexican man who spent more than six weeks in immigration detention despite his participation in a program designed to prevent the deportation of those brought to the U.S. illegally a...
Mar 28, 2017
Man gets 6 years in $500K wine theft from famed restaurant
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Prosecutors say a federal judge in San Jose has sentenced a man to six years in prison following his conviction on a conspiracy charge stemming from the theft of more than $500,000 ...
Mar 28, 2017
