Category Archives: World
Actor Shia LaBeouf ends streaming of anti-Trump installation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Actor Shia LaBeouf is citing safety concerns in cutting the livestream from the political performance art piece that was installed in downtown Albuquerque just days ago. The actor ...
Feb 23, 2017
US average 30-year mortgage rate edges up to 4.16 per cent
WASHINGTON - Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose slightly this week, continuing a holding pattern that has prevailed this month. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on 30-year, fixed...
Feb 23, 2017
'24:Legacy' producers apologize for using Kenya attack video
NAIROBI, Kenya - The executive producers of the new Fox television series “24: Legacy” apologized Thursday for using footage from a terror attack at a Kenya mall that killed 67 people. The...
Feb 23, 2017
Arkansas Supreme Court strikes down city's LGBT protections
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a city’s ordinance banning discrimination based on a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, but it stopped s...
Feb 23, 2017
Conservative activist O'Keefe posts tapes targeting CNN
NEW YORK - Conservative activist James O’Keefe on Thursday released what he said are 119 hours of raw audio secretly recorded inside CNN’s Atlanta headquarters in 2009. The audio was recor...
Feb 23, 2017
Asian stocks fall amid Trump trade policy fears, strong yen
TOKYO - Asian markets slipped in muted trading Friday amid worries over U.S. trade policies that may affect regional economies. A stronger yen weighed on Japan’s exporters. KEEPING SCORE: Japan&...
Feb 23, 2017
Florence's Duomo encourages digital graffiti as deterrent
VATICAN CITY - Florence’s famed Duomo is cleaning up its act, removing centuries of graffiti from the cathedral dome interior and letting new visitors leave their mark digitally instead. The cat...
Feb 23, 2017
Markets Right Now: US indexes struggle to a mixed close
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m. Stocks struggled to a mixed close as losses in industrial and small-company stocks mostly outweighed gains in hi...
Feb 23, 2017
In Lebanon gyms, playtime and escape for Syrian children
BEIRUT - Every Sunday, the gymnasium along Beirut’s airport highway echoes with the shouting and laughter of dozens of Syrian children enjoying a rare escape from a grim and confined life in exi...
Feb 23, 2017
Claims for US jobless benefits tick up, level still healthy
WASHINGTON - More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but claims remained at a low level consistent with a healthy job market. THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department said Thursday that 2...
Feb 23, 2017
