Category Archives: World
Breaking silence, Obama speaks out on Trump immigrants order
WASHINGTON - Former President Barack Obama praised protesters who amassed across the country in opposition to President Donald Trump’s immigration orders, breaking his silence on political issue...
Jan 30, 2017
Markets Right Now: Energy stocks lead US indexes lower
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m. Stocks are ending lower on Wall Street but recouped some of the ground they had lost earlier in the day. Energy,...
Jan 30, 2017
Mary Tyler Moore laid to rest in Connecticut
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Mary Tyler Moore has been laid to rest during a private ceremony at a Connecticut cemetery. About 50 people attended the funeral and burial at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield on Sund...
Jan 30, 2017
Cardinals lose top 2 picks, must pay Astros $2M for hacking
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball has ordered the St. Louis Cardinals to forfeit their top two picks in this year’s amateur draft and pay Houston $2 million as compensation for hacking the Astros...
Jan 30, 2017
George HW Bush released from Houston hospital, returns home
HOUSTON - Former President George H.W. Bush was released Monday from Houston Methodist Hospital where he received treatment for pneumonia for more than two weeks. Bush, 92, was experiencing breathing ...
Jan 30, 2017
Washington is 1st state to sue Trump over immigration order
SEATTLE - Washington state’s attorney general declared Monday that he was suing President Donald Trump over his temporary ban on immigration from seven countries with majority-Muslim populations...
Jan 30, 2017
'Obstruct!' Democratic senator gets earful on Trump nominees
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Protesters shouted down Rhode Island Democratic U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse during a community event as they protested his vote in favour of President Donald Trump’s nominee ...
Jan 30, 2017
Actor, former Obama aide Kal Penn raises $500K for refugees
Actor Kal Penn has raised more than $500,000 for Syrian refugees after launching an online fundraiser over the weekend. Penn also served as an associate director in former President Barack Obama’...
Jan 30, 2017
Samantha Bee plans counter White House Correspondents Dinner
NEW YORK - Comic Samantha Bee is throwing an alternative party to the annual White House Correspondents Dinner this spring. Bee, who hosts TBS’ “Full Frontal” weekly show, said she w...
Jan 30, 2017
European shares up; Asian markets fall on US policy worries
TOKYO - Global shares were mixed Tuesday, with gains in early European trading after a second day of losses in Asia partly in response to jitters over U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban. K...
Jan 30, 2017
