Category Archives: World
FDA probes dangers of exploding e-cigarette batteries
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is probing the dangers of exploding batteries in e-cigarettes, following dozens of reports of devices that have combusted, overheated or caught fire ...
Jan 03, 2017
The Latest: AMA asks GOP how it would replace 'Obamacare'
WASHINGTON - The Latest on Congress convening for a new session (all times EST): 9:25 p.m. The American Medical Association wants Republicans to show how they would replace President Barack Obama̵...
Jan 03, 2017
Iconic sign could get extra security after 'HOLLYWeeD' prank
LOS ANGELES - Days after a prankster scaled a fence and altered the iconic Hollywood sign to read “HOLLYWeeD,” the agency that maintains and secures landmark said it will explore boosting ...
Jan 03, 2017
Toddler boy pushes fallen dresser off twin brother in video
OREM, Utah - A 2-year-old boy in Utah has been caught on a nanny cam saving his twin brother by pushing a fallen dresser off him. The video shows the Orem toddlers climbing on open drawers before the ...
Jan 03, 2017
Appeals court: Minnesota sex offender program constitutional
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota’s program for keeping sex offenders confined after they complete their prison sentences is constitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, reversing a lower-court ...
Jan 03, 2017
US factory activity hit 2-year high in December
WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing activity expanded in December to its highest level in two years, as new orders and production jumped in a positive sign for economic growth. The Institute for Supply Ma...
Jan 03, 2017
Global shares advance; Japan's Nikkei rises on weak yen
TOKYO - Global shares rose Wednesday as gains in the U.S. and Asian markets carried over into European trading. The Tokyo benchmark jumped in the opening day for 2017, helped by a weak yen. KEEPING SC...
Jan 03, 2017
US construction spending hits highest level in 10 years
WASHINGTON - U.S. builders boosted spending on construction projects for a second straight month in November, pushing activity to the highest level in more than a decade. Construction spending rose 0....
Jan 03, 2017
Markets Right Now: US stocks open 2017 with solid gains
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m. The stock market turned in a solid gain on the first trading day of 2017, led by health care and phone companies...
Jan 03, 2017
Bruce Springsteen questions Trump's competence for office
RUMSON, N.J. - “The Boss” is questioning whether President-elect Donald Trump is ready to take office. During an interview on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast released Monday, ...
Jan 03, 2017
