Category Archives: World
Mississippi church member charged in 'Vote Trump' arson
JACKSON, Miss. - A Mississippi man with a prior criminal record was arrested Wednesday in the burning of an African-American church that was spray-painted with the words “Vote Trump,” and ...
Dec 21, 2016
'Obamacare' holding its own: 6.4M signed up so far
WASHINGTON - “Obamacare” seems to be holding its own. The administration said Wednesday that 6.4 million people have enrolled for subsidized private coverage through HealthCare.gov, ahead ...
Dec 21, 2016
Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, have colds, delay journey
LONDON - Buckingham Palace officials say Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip have delayed their planned Christmas trip because both are suffering from heavy colds. The palace said the pai...
Dec 21, 2016
Accidental shooting deaths, injuries spike over the holidays
The happiest of seasons is also among the deadliest: Unintentional shootings spike in the U.S. during the holidays, and are more likely to occur than any other time of the year, according to an analys...
Dec 21, 2016
Uber looks to dominate in Brazil while taxis push to ban app
RIO DE JANEIRO - After ceding to the competition in China earlier this year, ride-hailing company Uber is shifting focus to Brazil, Latin America’s most populous nation. Introduced in Brazil jus...
Dec 21, 2016
2016 marks low point for death sentences since 1970s
WASHINGTON - Only 30 people were sentenced to death in the United States this year, the lowest number since the early 1970s and a further sign of the steady decline in use of the death penalty. The nu...
Dec 21, 2016
Ohio court allows condemned killer's DNA request
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A divided Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a death row inmate seeking DNA testing on a cigarette butt found near the scene of the 1990 double murder that led to his sentence...
Dec 21, 2016
In town of Jesus' birth, craftsmen take on Chinese knockoffs
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territory - Christmas is approaching and pilgrims and tourists have begun to arrive, crowding the souvenir shops that line the narrow streets and alleys of Bethlehem, the biblic...
Dec 21, 2016
Once outlawed, Uganda's tiny Jewish group opens synagogue
MBALE, Uganda - Seth Yonadav swaggered along a dirt path in rural Uganda, pointing toward the new synagogue where young men wearing yarmulkes lingered. Up on a hill the synagogue stood like a crown je...
Dec 21, 2016
Turkey links Russian envoy's killer to US-based cleric Gulen
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey’s president on Wednesday implicated a U.S.-based Muslim cleric in the killing of Russia’s envoy to Turkey, saying the policeman who carried out the attack was a mem...
Dec 21, 2016
