Category Archives: World
Colombia's congress ratifies peace accord with rebels
BOGOTA - After five decades of war, more than four years of negotiations and two signing ceremonies, Colombia’s congress late Wednesday formally ratified a peace agreement allowing leftist rebel...
Nov 30, 2016
House OKs bill bolstering medical research, drug approvals
WASHINGTON - The House easily approved a sweeping biomedical bill Wednesday that would help drug and medical device companies win swifter government approval of their products, boost disease research ...
Nov 30, 2016
House OKs intelligence bill that sets up new panel on Russia
WASHINGTON - The House on Wednesday passed a 93-page intelligence policy bill that calls for a high-level panel to counter Russian political interference around the globe. It’s a measure that mi...
Nov 30, 2016
Number of visitors to Hawaii grows 4.3 per cent in October
HONOLULU - The Hawaii Tourism Authority says the number of travellers to the islands increased 4.3 per cent in October compared to the same month last year, setting a record for the month. The agency ...
Nov 30, 2016
Campus critters are nuts for Penn State's 'Squirrel Girl'
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State students know her as the Squirrel Whisperer, or even Squirrel Girl. Which suits Mary Krupa just fine. Four years ago, the 22-year-old senior became an internet sensatio...
Nov 30, 2016
Thousands expected at Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting
NEW YORK - Thousands are set to gather under a light rain in midtown Manhattan to watch the annual lighting of the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will flip th...
Nov 30, 2016
Attorneys: Suspect in road-rage shooting agrees to plea deal
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - An Albuquerque man charged in a road rage shooting that killed a 4-year-old girl and sent shockwaves through the state last year has accepted a plea agreement that calls for him to...
Nov 30, 2016
Fed reports modest growth around nation in new survey
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve reports that the U.S. economy grew at a modest rate this fall, with solid gains in consumer spending helping offset lingering weakness in exports. The Fed’s surv...
Nov 30, 2016
Lawsuits challenge abortion restrictions in 3 states
NEW YORK - Planned Parenthood and its allies filed lawsuits Wednesday in North Carolina, Missouri and Alaska challenging laws that they view as unconstitutional restrictions on abortion. The restricti...
Nov 30, 2016
Obama welcomes 4 Nobel Prize laureates, minus Dylan
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama welcomed four recipients of the Nobel Prize to the White House on Wednesday. Singer Bob Dylan wasn’t among them. Obama used the Oval Office meeting to send a ...
Nov 30, 2016
