Category Archives: World
The big thing in TV sets this year is ... big TV sets
LAS VEGAS - What’s new in television sets this year? Incrementally better pictures, larger screens and cheaper prices - and that’s about it. True, set manufacturers are bombarding consumer...
Jan 04, 2017
105-year-old Frenchman sets cycling record
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France - Nearly a century ago, Robert Marchand was told by a coach that he should give up cycling because he would never achieve anything on a bike. He proved that predictio...
Jan 04, 2017
'Obama Out': President ending reign as pop culture king
WASHINGTON - From his campaign fist bump to his theatrical mic drop at the last White House correspondents’ dinner, Barack Obama ruled as America’s pop culture president. His two terms pla...
Jan 04, 2017
Fed minutes: If economy heats up, rate hikes may accelerate
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials, who boosted a key interest rate last month, said they might need to accelerate future rate hikes if a faster-growing economy pushes down the unemployment rate f...
Jan 04, 2017
LGBT activists view Obama as staunch champion of their cause
It was a new look for the White House: illuminated in rainbow colours to celebrate the Supreme Court decision allowing same-sex marriage nationwide. President Barack Obama, who was inside, felt the gl...
Jan 04, 2017
Train crashes at end of platform; 100 people injured
NEW YORK - A packed Long Island Rail Road rush hour train crashed at the end of a platform as it pulled into a major transportation hub on Wednesday, hurling passengers onto the floor and slamming the...
Jan 04, 2017
Michelle Obama to appear on 'Tonight Show' Jan. 11
NEW YORK - Michelle Obama is making her final visit as the nation’s first lady to “The Tonight Show” on January 11. It will be her third “Tonight Show” appearance. Her pr...
Jan 04, 2017
Global stocks uninspired as focus turns towards US jobs data
LONDON - Global stock markets traded in fairly narrow ranges Thursday as the attention in markets shifted towards upcoming U.S. jobs data following the publication of the minutes to the Federal Reserv...
Jan 04, 2017
Germany arrests Tunisian who dined with market attacker
BERLIN - An acquaintance of suspected Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri who dined with him the night before the rampage is under investigation for possible participation in planning the attac...
Jan 04, 2017
Markets Right Now: US stocks open slightly higher
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m. U.S. stocks are opening higher, putting them on track for a second straight day of gains, as investors continue ...
Jan 04, 2017
