Category Archives: World
Crowd honours 'gift of freedom' from Pearl Harbor servicemen
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Thousands of people observed a moment of silence before fighter jets streaked across the sky during a ceremony Wednesday at Pearl Harbor marking the 75th anniversary of the atta...
Dec 07, 2016
Commander backs standing for national anthem at Pearl Harbor
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - U.S. Pacific Command Commander Adm. Harry Harris says those who served during the attack on Pearl Harbor never failed to stand for the national anthem. His remarks Wednesday at ...
Dec 07, 2016
'Angels' left outside the home where 3 children fatally shot
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Two days after police say a man who shot and killed three children and critically wounded their mother, neighbours placed angel figurines and stuffed animals outside the Albuquerqu...
Dec 07, 2016
Correction: Vaccine Fight-Texas story
AUSTIN, Texas - In a story Dec. 7 about Texas’ immunization program, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the state requires parents to opt in to having their children immunized. It re...
Dec 07, 2016
2 juveniles charged in Tennessee wildfires that killed 14
NASHVILLE - Authorities on Wednesday charged two juveniles in an East Tennessee wildfire that killed 14 people and destroyed or damaged more than 2,400 buildings in an iconic tourism spot at the foot ...
Dec 07, 2016
Alabama to execute man condemned when judge overrode jury
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - An Alabama man convicted of killing a store clerk is scheduled to be executed Thursday, but lawyers for the former Eagle Scout are urging it be blocked because a judge overrode a ju...
Dec 07, 2016
Correction: Coal Ash-Duke Energy story
RALEIGH, N.C. - In a story Dec. 7 about Duke Energy weighing compensation for neighbours living near coal ash pits, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the compensation costs will be passed...
Dec 07, 2016
Prison for Michigan man accused of wanting to fight in Syria
DETROIT - A Detroit-area man accused of trying to travel to the Middle East to fight in Syria’s civil war has been sentenced to five years in prison. Mohammad Hamdan has been in custody for near...
Dec 07, 2016
Scientists explore sunken mini sub near Pearl Harbor
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Ocean waters are taking a toll on a sunken mini submarine 5 miles off the entrance to Pearl Harbor. The Japanese Imperial Navy vessel with a two-man crew - the first casualties of ...
Dec 07, 2016
Police release 911 call from man fired upon by serial killer
Phoenix police released a 911 recording Wednesday from a man who walked away uninjured from attack by a man believed to have fatally shot seven people and wounded two others earlier this year in a wav...
Dec 07, 2016
