Category Archives: World
Funeral held for pugnacious NY journalist Jimmy Breslin
New York political leaders from the last 50 years have joined Jimmy Breslin’s family in celebrating the life of the pugnacious journalist. During the funeral Wednesday, Kevin Breslin alluded to ...
Mar 22, 2017
Grandmother charged after toddler hit, killed by vehicle
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - A woman was arrested after she backed a sport utility vehicle over her young granddaughter, killing her, police said Wednesday. Gwinnett County police arrested Gilma J. Ordonez-Gu...
Mar 22, 2017
Activists seek to intervene in Nebraska Keystone XL review
LINCOLN, Neb. - Activists who want to derail the Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska are again mobilizing to try to make their case to a small state commission that will decide the project’s fate. ...
Mar 22, 2017
Oklahoma lawmaker charged with child prostitution resigns
OKLAHOMA CITY - An Oklahoma legislator charged with hiring a 17-year-old boy for sex resigned on Wednesday, saying he didn’t want to be a distraction to his fellow lawmakers. Republican Sen. Ral...
Mar 22, 2017
A look at attacks where vehicles have been used as weapons
LONDON - When an attacker plowed a vehicle into pedestrians on London’s Westminster Bridge, killing two people and injuring scores of others, it was the latest in a string of incidents in which ...
Mar 22, 2017
Police: White sword killer went to NY to attack black people
NEW YORK - A white U.S. Army veteran from Baltimore bent on making a racist attack took a bus to New York, the “media capital of the world,” randomly picked out a black man who was collect...
Mar 22, 2017
Spying claim by Intel chair renews fight over Russia probe
WASHINGTON - Private communications of Donald Trump and his presidential transition team may have been scooped up by American intelligence officials monitoring other targets and improperly distributed...
Mar 22, 2017
Before Parliament violence, other attacks on Britain
LONDON - Britain has been targeted anew by what authorities are calling a terrorist incident. A look at other attacks on the country in recent years: MARCH 22, 2017 An attacker stabbed a police office...
Mar 22, 2017
EU warns of 'serious consequences' if no Brexit deal
BRUSSELS - The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator warned Wednesday of “serious consequences for everyone” if Britain walks away without agreement from negotiations on leaving t...
Mar 22, 2017
Arkansas governor expands where concealed guns allowed
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas’ governor signed a sweeping gun rights measure into law on Wednesday that will allow concealed handguns at state colleges, some bars, government buildings and even t...
Mar 22, 2017
