Category Archives: World
Scientists hear voice of ancient humans in baboon calls
PARIS - Baboon grunts and mating calls may hold secrets about human speech, according to a new study suggesting that the origins of human language could reach back as much as 25 million years. The bar...
Jan 11, 2017
Maine college to unveil rare photo of Lincoln's inauguration
BRUNSWICK, Maine - A Maine college is set to unveil a rare photograph of President Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration from 1861. The Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick acquired the photo at ...
Jan 11, 2017
ESPN: Chargers plan to announce move to LA
SAN DIEGO - The Chargers appear ready to leave San Diego, their home of 56 seasons, for the potentially more lucrative but crowded Los Angeles market. Hours after the Chargers were granted a two-day e...
Jan 11, 2017
Flint, US officials tell Flint residents water is improving
FLINT, Mich. - Flint officials, along with Michigan and federal officials, say the most recent test results show the level of lead in the city’s water is dropping. Officials also told a town hal...
Jan 11, 2017
Bills require presidential candidates to release tax returns
HONOLULU - Lawmakers in Hawaii and several other states want to prevent presidential candidates from appearing on their states’ ballots unless the candidates release their tax returns. They̵...
Jan 11, 2017
Officials name 5th person killed in Florida airport shooting
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Authorities have identified a woman from Ohio as the fifth person killed in last week’s shooting at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Broward County sp...
Jan 11, 2017
Judge: Exxon Mobil must give documents to attorney general
BOSTON - Exxon Mobil has been ordered to hand over documents related to a state investigation into whether it misled the public about the impact of fossil fuels on the climate. Wednesday’s decis...
Jan 11, 2017
Judge tosses lawsuit against attorneys for polygamous group
SALT LAKE CITY - A judge threw out a lawsuit Wednesday against polygamous leader Warren Jeffs that claimed the sect’s longtime Utah law firm created a veneer that helped perpetuate abuses such a...
Jan 11, 2017
No sign of Japan-related radiation found in Alaska waters
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - State officials have announced that tests of Alaska seafood continue to show no detectable amounts of radiation, five years after a deadly earthquake and tsunami set off a nuclear ...
Jan 11, 2017
Energy choice Perry steps away from Dakota Access pipeline
WASHINGTON - Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he has stepped down from the boards of two energy companies that are developing the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline project. Perry, who is President...
Jan 11, 2017
