Category Archives: World
Actions taken by Obama in response to Russian hacking
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama slapped harsh sanctions on the Russian intelligence services Thursday, both for the hacking that disrupted the U.S. presidential election and for the harassment of ...
Dec 29, 2016
Garbage trucks to block possible Times Square truck attacks
NEW YORK - Massive 20-ton sanitation trucks, weighted with an extra 15 tons of sand, will surround the iconic New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square, officials said Thursday, describing a se...
Dec 29, 2016
US punishes Russia for hacking presidential campaign
HONOLULU - The United States struck back Thursday at Russia for hacking the U.S. presidential campaign with a sweeping set of punishments targeting Russia’s spy agencies and diplomats. The U.S. ...
Dec 29, 2016
Judge orders evaluation of Dylann Roof before sentencing
COLUMBIA, S.C. - A judge ordered another competency exam for Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof, who faces the death penalty for killing nine black parishioners last year. Federal Judge Richard Ger...
Dec 29, 2016
NewsAlert:Obama orders sanctions against Russian in response to election hacking
HONOLULU - U.S. President Barack Obama orders sanctions against Russian officials, intelligence services in response to election hacking. More coming. The Associated Press
Dec 29, 2016
US stocks drift lower in afternoon trading; oil price slips
Banks led U.S. stock indexes slightly lower in afternoon trading Thursday as the market gave back small gains from earlier in the day. Utilities, real estate stocks and phone companies, all known for ...
Dec 29, 2016
Everyday items emit heartache at broken-relationships museum
LOS ANGELES - After her husband asked for a divorce, Amber Clisura gave back her engagement ring, kicked him out of the house and tossed everything that reminded her of the ruined marriage. Except for...
Dec 29, 2016
Panel delays decision on whether to release Manson follower
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A two-member parole panel delayed making a decision Thursday on whether to release an accomplice of cult killer Charles Manson who is the longest-serving female inmate in Californ...
Dec 29, 2016
Man at centre of podcast to stay in jail, await new trial
BALTIMORE - A man whose murder conviction was recently vacated after his story was at the centre of a popular podcast will remain jailed while he awaits a new trial. Baltimore Circuit Judge Martin Wel...
Dec 29, 2016
Sweet spot: Morgan, Rudd own upstate New York candy shop
RHINEBECK, N.Y. - Jeffrey Dean Morgan, whose character in “The Walking Dead” wields a barbed wire-wrapped baseball bat, has a sweet side. Samuel’s Sweet Shop in the Hudson Valley vil...
Dec 29, 2016
