Category Archives: World
FBI: No hallucinogens found in system of face-biting suspect
STUART, Fla. - The Florida college student accused of randomly killing a couple and chewing on the dead man’s face had no detectable hallucinogenic drugs in his system, according an FBI toxicolo...
Nov 23, 2016
Fed minutes raise expectations for December hike
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials earlier this month believed it would be appropriate to raise a key interest rate “relatively soon,” with some arguing for a hike at the Fed’s n...
Nov 23, 2016
Jury awards California truckers $54M in Wal-Mart wage suit
SAN FRANCISCO - Wal-Mart intentionally failed to pay hundreds of truck drivers in California the minimum wage for duties such as inspecting and washing their vehicles, a federal jury decided Wednesday...
Nov 23, 2016
China rebuffs Trump threat to take steps to win trade edge
WASHINGTON - China pushed back Wednesday against President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to use sanctions to win back a competitive trade advantage for the United States. On the campaign trail, Tr...
Nov 23, 2016
Scenes of panic as hundreds of Iraqis flee Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq - They came by the hundreds - men, women and children fleeing the battle for Mosul, some bloodied and crying out for help. So large was the crowd on the road that Iraqi troops initially or...
Nov 23, 2016
November Fed minutes show officials moving closer to hike
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials earlier this month believed it would be appropriate to raise a key interest rate “relatively soon,” with some arguing for a hike at the Fed’s n...
Nov 23, 2016
'They're a lot like us': Program pairs inmates, wild horses
ELK GROVE, Calif. - Jail inmates and wild horses are helping each other learn to adapt through a California program aimed at preparing both for society. Inmates at Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in ...
Nov 23, 2016
Gov't wants phone makers to lock out most apps for drivers
DETROIT - The government wants smartphone makers to lock out most apps when the phone is being used by someone driving a car. The voluntary guidelines unveiled Wednesday are designed to reduce crashes...
Nov 23, 2016
Man who killed abortion doctor gets more lenient sentence
WICHITA, Kan. - The man who seven years ago ambushed and fatally shot one of the few U.S. doctors performing late-term abortions was given a more lenient sentence Wednesday of at least 25 years in pri...
Nov 23, 2016
World's tallest waterslide to be demolished after boy died
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A company’s announcement that it will demolish its towering Kansas waterslide as soon as investigations into the death of a boy on the ride this summer have concluded was moti...
Nov 23, 2016
