Category Archives: World
Weed as way of life: California farmers divided on legal bud
GARBERVILLE, Calif. - Laura Costa’s son and husband moved quickly with the pruning shears to harvest the family’s fall marijuana crop, racing along with several workers to cut the plants a...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016

Suspect arrested in destruction of Trump's Hollywood star
Los Angeles police arrested a man suspected of using a sledgehammer to destroy Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, officials said Thursday. Jamie...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016

Justin Timberlake: 'I had no idea' voting selfie was illegal
NEW YORK - Justin Timberlake has some advice for taking part in the presidential election next month: Vote, but don’t take a selfie while you’re doing it. A ballot box selfie Timberlake to...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016

Man shot dead after stabbing guard at US Embassy in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya - A man was shot dead after stabbing a policeman guarding the perimeter wall of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi and trying to take his gun, a Kenyan police official said Thursday. The polic...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016

US charges 61 defendants in call centre scam based in India
WASHINGTON - It can be a frightening call to get - and it’s a familiar one for many Americans. Callers posing as tax and immigration agents are threatening arrest, deportation or other punishmen...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016

Amtrak to pay $265M for Philadelphia crash that killed 8
PHILADELPHIA - Amtrak will pay $265 million to settle claims related to a crash last year that killed eight people and injured more than 200 others when a speeding train derailed on a curve at night. ...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016
Image of Asia: Wedding dresses at fashion week in Beijing
In this photo by Andy Wong, a model presents a wedding dress designed by Tsai Meiyue during the Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week in Beijing. Tsai’s other creations for weddings included illumina...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016

Average US 30-year mortgage rate eases to 3.47 per cent
WASHINGTON - Long-term U.S. mortgage rates declined this week, moving closer to historically low levels. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday the average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage eased to...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016
Arkansas court disqualifies 2nd medical marijuana proposal
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday disqualified a medical marijuana proposal from the ballot less than two weeks before the election and with thousands of votes already cast, b...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016
Woman calls lottery tickets a waste of time - until she wins
LEICESTER, N.C. - A North Carolina woman who bought a scratch-off ticket to show her husband that lottery tickets are a waste of money has won $1 million. Glenda Blackwell of Leicester tells WLOS-TV (...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016

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