Category Archives: World
Aleppo evacuation halted as both sides trade blame
BEIRUT - Diplomats sought to salvage the evacuation of eastern Aleppo after it stalled Friday amid recriminations by both sides in Syria’s civil war, raising fears the cease-fire could collapse ...
Dec 16, 2016
Rome mayor vows to stay in power despite arrest of top aide
Rome’s mayor vowed Friday to keep governing despite a top City Hall official’s arrest in a corruption probe, the latest blow to hit the populist 5-Star Movement’s highest-profile off...
Dec 16, 2016
Washington officer shot identified; remains critical
SEATTLE - Officials have identified a police officer who was shot and critically wounded in Washington state as 61-year-old Mike McClaughry, who is known by the nickname “Mick,” police sai...
Dec 16, 2016
Official: FBI backs CIA conclusion on Russian hacking motive
WASHINGTON - The FBI is supporting the CIA’s conclusion that Russia interfered in the presidential election with the goal of supporting Republican candidate Donald Trump. In a message sent to em...
Dec 15, 2016
Ex-Teamsters official sentenced in 'Top Chef' case
BOSTON - A former Teamsters official who intimidated the staff and crew of the “Top Chef” reality TV show while it was filming in Boston in 2014 will serve six months of house arrest. Mark...
Dec 15, 2016
Authorities: Washington officer shot, taken to hospital
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - A 61-year-old police officer was shot and critically wounded Thursday while responding to a call that a man had been shot in Mount Vernon, about 60 miles north of Seattle, author...
Dec 15, 2016
Crashing at grandma's? NYU students to bunk with seniors
NEW YORK - Ah, college. Halls of ivy. Stimulating class discussions. All-night cram sessions. … Sleeping in an old woman’s apartment? New York University is introducing a scheme next fall ...
Dec 15, 2016
2 children die after falling into icy southern Indiana pond
WINSLOW, Ind. - A boy and girl, both 12, died after falling through ice into a pond in southern Indiana, despite rescue efforts by the boy’s mother, authorities said Friday. State conservation O...
Dec 15, 2016
John Glenn lies in honour at Ohio capitol for public goodbye
COLUMBUS, Ohio - John Glenn’s home state and the nation began saying goodbye to the beloved astronaut Friday starting with a public viewing of his flag-draped casket inside Ohio’s Statehou...
Dec 15, 2016
81-year-old Italy native first to buy legal pot in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Possibly the unlikeliest customer of all became the first person to legally buy marijuana in Alaska’s largest city. Anna Ercoli, 81, pulled into Arctic Herbery’s small ...
Dec 15, 2016
