Category Archives: World
Oregon standoff acquittal sparks fears of new land disputes
PORTLAND, Ore. - The stunning acquittal of seven people who occupied a federal wildlife sanctuary in Oregon during an armed standoff raised fears Friday that the verdict could embolden other militant ...
Oct 28, 2016
Indians edge Cubs 1-0 at Wrigley Field for 2-1 Series lead
CHICAGO - Cody Allen, Andrew Miller and the Cleveland Indians crashed a Wrigley Field party 71 years in the making. Leave it to that sensational bullpen to silence the Chicago Cubs and their revved-up...
Oct 28, 2016
Dylan says he wants to attend Nobel Prize ceremony if he can
NEW YORK - Bob Dylan says he “absolutely” wants to attend the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony “if it’s at all possible” in December, finally breaking his silence about earning...
Oct 28, 2016
Official: Plane in Chicago had 'uncontained engine failure'
CHICAGO - Pilots were forced to abort a takeoff and evacuate passengers from a burning American Airlines flight Friday on a runway at Chicago O’Hare International Airport after the airliner expe...
Oct 28, 2016
Activists split as Clinton makes push for black millennials
PHILADELPHIA - Six months into Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, she met with a group of Black Lives Matter activists in Washington to make her case and seek their support. DeRay Mckesson...
Oct 28, 2016
Education gap divides white voters
DODGE CITY, Kan. - At 18, Mike Smith chose trucking over college. Hauling cattle feed was lucrative for a teenager, and it seemed he could have a pretty good life without a degree. Now, 40 years later...
Oct 28, 2016
With newfound vigour, Obama works to rebuild Democratic Party
WASHINGTON - Gone is the old President Barack Obama, who approached campaigning for other Democrats as a chore. The new Obama is throwing himself into rebuilding his party in his final months in the W...
Oct 28, 2016
Sotheby sale features Edvard Munch work that may fetch $50M
NEW YORK - A work by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (AYD’-vart moongk) will highlight Sotheby’s fall auction of impressionist and modern art. The auction house expects the painting R...
Oct 28, 2016
Ukrainian man renames himself iPhone 7 to win the phone
KIEV, Ukraine - A Ukrainian man has officially changed his name to iPhone 7 after an electronics store offered the latest Apple product to the first five people who do that. The 20-year old iPhone Sim...
Oct 28, 2016
FBI investigating new emails for classified information
WASHINGTON - The FBI is investigating whether there is classified information in new emails uncovered during the sexting investigation of disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner, the estranged hus...
Oct 28, 2016
