Category Archives: World
Federal Reserve sees growth pickup at end of last year
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew a bit faster at the end of last year, spurred by healthier sales for manufacturers and steady hiring that is slowly pushing up wages. The Federal Reserve says its su...
Jan 18, 2017
Budget pick Mulvaney acknowledges payroll tax lapse
WASHINGTON - Rep. Mick Mulvaney, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the White House budget office, failed to pay more than $15,000 in payroll taxes for a household worker more than a d...
Jan 18, 2017
Earth sets hottest year record for third-straight time,
WASHINGTON - Earth sizzled to a third-straight record hot year in 2016, with scientists mostly blaming man-made global warming with help from a natural El Nino that’s now gone. Two U.S. agencies...
Jan 18, 2017
Eli Young Band's tour bus destroyed by fire; band not on bus
TOPEKA, Kan. - A tour bus belonging to the country group Eli Young Band was damaged in a fire on the Kansas Turnpike, destroying most of the band’s electronic and sound equipment. The Topeka Cap...
Jan 18, 2017
For driverless cars, a moral dilemma: Who lives or dies?
BOSTON - Imagine you’re behind the wheel when your brakes fail. As you speed toward a crowded crosswalk, you’re confronted with an impossible choice: veer right and mow down a large group ...
Jan 18, 2017
GOP prescription of minority outreach forgotten with Trump
WASHINGTON - Together, they delivered a post-election autopsy with a dire prediction: Republican survival requires embracing a message of tolerance and respect in an increasingly diverse United States...
Jan 18, 2017
A half-century later, questions cloud Boston Strangler case
BOSTON - Fifty years ago Wednesday, a factory worker who claimed he was the Boston Strangler was sentenced to prison. But questions still remain about Albert DeSalvo’s confession. Many doubt his...
Jan 18, 2017
EU, UK take contrasting messages from May's Brexit speech
LONDON - European Union leaders on Wednesday countered U.K. optimism about a smooth and mutually beneficial divorce between Britain and the EU, declaring that, no matter what British Prime Theresa May...
Jan 18, 2017
Suspect in Florida officer's killing released from hospital
ORLANDO, Fla. - Authorities asked the courts on Wednesday to deny bond for the suspect in last week’s fatal shooting of an Orlando police officer as he was hospitalized for most of the day with ...
Jan 18, 2017
Secret Service settles racial discrimination lawsuit
WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in promotion practices by the agency that protects t...
Jan 18, 2017
