Category Archives: World
Argentine goldsmith creates roses from Falklands war weapons
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Working with precious metals takes time and patience – much like healing the painful wounds of war. Argentine goldsmith Juan Carlos Pallarols is creating beautiful rose...
Jan 25, 2017
Judge rejects $80M penalty in Wal-Mart truck drivers lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge on Wednesday refused to force Wal-Mart to pay $80 million in penalties in a lawsuit alleging the retail giant failed to pay hundreds of truck drivers in California the ...
Jan 25, 2017
Draft order would halt refugee processing for Syrians
WASHINGTON - A draft executive order obtained by The Associated Press shows that President Donald Trump intends to stop accepting Syrian refugees and suspend the United States’ broader refugee p...
Jan 25, 2017
Florida governor threatens ports that do business with Cuba
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Gov. Rick Scott is threatening that Florida ports could lose state money if they do business with Cuba. Scott said Wednesday via Twitter that he will propose a budget that restrict...
Jan 25, 2017
Trump calls for probe into unsubstantiated voter fraud claim
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that he is ordering a “major investigation” into widespread voter fraud, raising the prospect of a federal government probe into a wi...
Jan 25, 2017
Lawyer: Prosecutors threatened Park's confidant during probe
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A lawyer for the jailed woman at the centre of the biggest South Korean political scandal in decades said Thursday that prosecutors threatened to “annihilate” h...
Jan 25, 2017
Neon marquee from Whisky A Go Go sign sells for $48,300
BIDDEFORD, Maine - A neon marquee from the legendary Los Angeles rock club Whisky a Go Go is going, going, gone. The 13-foot-long sign with bright pink letters sold at auction for $48,300 Wednesday ni...
Jan 25, 2017
Facebook takes aim at fake news with new 'trending' formula
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook is updating its “trending” feature that highlights hot topics on its social networking site, part of its effort to root out the kind of fake news stories that crit...
Jan 25, 2017
Jury awards $1.25 million in school bathroom break lawsuit
SAN DIEGO - A jury has awarded $1.25 million to a former San Diego high schooler who was denied a bathroom break and forced to urinate in a bucket. The girl, then 14, used the bucket in a Patrick Henr...
Jan 25, 2017
A look at border security, fencing as Trump announces wall
HOUSTON - President Donald Trump announced his long-awaited plan Wednesday to build a wall on the 1,954-mile U.S. border with Mexico, calling for its “immediate construction” to stop illeg...
Jan 25, 2017
