Category Archives: World
In rare step, China bars 2 Hong Kong lawmakers from office
BEIJING - China’s top legislature took the rare step Monday of intervening directly in a local Hong Kong political dispute by effectively barring two legally elected separatist lawmakers from ta...
Nov 07, 2016
UK official: Court ruling won't slow PM's Brexit timetable
LONDON - Brexit Secretary David Davis said Monday that a court ruling requiring Britain’s prime minister to seek Parliament’s approval before initiating the country’s separation from...
Nov 07, 2016
Memorable - and cringe-worthy - moments from the 2016 Campaign
WASHINGTON - Every presidential race has its big moments. This one, more than most. A look back at some of the historic, amusing and cringe-inducing events of Campaign 2016. ___ GOING DOWN? Donald Tru...
Nov 07, 2016
Fact check: Greatest hits of a fact-challenged campaign
WASHINGTON - At times it has seemed as though this presidential campaign was occurring in some alternate universe. Up is down, no means yes, day is night. Donald Trump’s tweets, speeches, interv...
Nov 07, 2016
Snake on a plane: Live reptile intrudes on flight in Mexico
MEXICO CITY - Passengers on a commercial flight in Mexico were given a start when a serpent slithered into the cabin in a scene straight out of the Hollywood thriller “Snakes on a Plane.” ...
Nov 07, 2016
Print newspapers are dead? Not after historic elections
NEW YORK - Print newspapers may be disappearing like the home telephone, but not after Election Day. Remembering the frenzy for old-fashioned papers the morning after Barack Obama’s historic win...
Nov 07, 2016
Tesla to end unlimited free use of supercharging stations
DETROIT - Electric car maker Tesla Motors has decided to stop offering unlimited free use of its 734 fast charging stations worldwide, just months before it’s scheduled to start selling a mass-m...
Nov 07, 2016
The Latest: Kaine wraps campaign in hometown Richmond
WASHINGTON - The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign (all times EDT): 11:50 p.m. Tim Kaine is thanking supporters, friends and family members during his final campaign rally before Election Day. ...
Nov 07, 2016
UN climate chief: No doubt world will shift to low emissions
MARRAKECH, Morocco - Climate negotiators started work Monday on implementing the Paris Agreement on global warming amid uncertainty over how the U.S. election will impact the landmark deal as temperat...
Nov 07, 2016
Italy: 17th century artwork stolen from quake-damaged church
MILAN - Italian authorities are investigating the theft of a 17th-century painting from an earthquake-damaged church, one of the first suspected victims of looting from last month’s quakes that ...
Nov 07, 2016
