Category Archives: World
Germany's 'Anglicism' of the year is 'Fake News'
BERLIN - Meet Germany’s English import of the year: “Fake News.” A jury of academics on Tuesday announced that the increasingly ubiquitous phrase, which Germans almost invariably use...
Jan 31, 2017
US misfires in online fight against Islamic State
TAMPA, Fla. - On any given day at MacDill Air Force Base, web crawlers scour social media for potential recruits to the Islamic State group. Then, in a high-stakes operation to counter the extremists&...
Jan 31, 2017
Democratic attorneys general in 4 states challenge Trump
SEATTLE - Washington, Massachusetts, Virginia and New York are becoming the first states to sue the Trump administration with filings announced this week over the executive order restricting refugees ...
Jan 30, 2017
Many UK lawmakers signal they'll back govt's Brexit bill
LONDON - Dozens of British lawmakers said Tuesday that they will vote to authorize the start of European Union exit talks - signalling likely victory for the government on the vote it had fought in co...
Jan 30, 2017
'White privilege' essay contest ruffles upscale coastal town
WESTPORT, Conn. - When the town sponsored a student essay contest on the topic of white privilege, it was intended to provoke discussion in this wealthy, overwhelmingly white community on Connecticut&...
Jan 30, 2017
Trump's immigration order faces mounting legal questions
WASHINGTON - The legal fight over President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees is likely to turn on questions of a president’s authority to control America’s borders and on whether the n...
Jan 30, 2017
The Latest: Trump tells Democrats to move on Cabinet picks
WASHINGTON - The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 6:30 a.m. President Donald Trump is jawboning Democrats to move faster on approving his Cabinet nominations. In an early morning po...
Jan 30, 2017
Trump fires Justice Dept. head over executive order defiance
WASHINGTON - Accusing her of betrayal and insubordination, President Donald Trump on Monday fired Sally Yates, the acting attorney general of the United States and a Democratic appointee, after she pu...
Jan 30, 2017
FBI: Hacking tool info could be of use to 'hostile entities'
WASHINGTON - The FBI on Monday defended its decision to withhold documents on how it unlocked an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California, shooters, saying the information could be exploit...
Jan 30, 2017
AP EXCLUSIVE: Judy Garland's remains moved from NY to LA
LOS ANGELES - Judy Garland’s remains were moved cross-country to a mausoleum intended as the resting place for daughters Liza Minnelli and Lorna Luft and other family members. The transfer from ...
Jan 30, 2017
