Category Archives: World
UK police say toddler missing for 25 years died in accident
LONDON - A British toddler who went missing on a Greek island 25 years ago is believed to have been killed in a construction-site accident that was covered up for almost a quarter of a century, police...
Oct 17, 2016
North Carolina GOP office burned, graffiti sprayed nearby
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. - A local Republican Party office in North Carolina was torched by a flammable device and someone spray-painted an anti-GOP slogan referring to “Nazi Republicans” on a n...
Oct 17, 2016
Confident Clinton expanding her campaign into 'red' states
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Hillary Clinton is advancing into states the Democrats haven’t won in decades, confidently expanding her offensive against Donald Trump and aiming to help her party win back...
Oct 17, 2016
Much ado about poo: Feces fuels Hawaii feral feline debate
HONOLULU - Two wildlife issues have collided in Hawaii, pitting one group of animal defenders against another in an impassioned debate. The point of contention? Deadly cat poop and the feral felines t...
Oct 17, 2016
Buses collide head-on in central Pakistan, killing 25 people
MULTAN, Pakistan - Two passenger buses collided head-on in central Pakistan on Monday, killing 25 people and injuring 69, officials said. The accident, which occurred on a dangerous curve in Khanpur t...
Oct 16, 2016
Homegrown fashion industry bursts onto scene in Cuba
HAVANA - Like so much else in Cuba, shopping for clothes isn’t easy. Buying a simple pair of socks or a T-shirt means choosing between the wildly overpriced, shoddy offerings of state-run stores...
Oct 16, 2016
Kershaw helps Dodgers blank Cubs 1-0, NLCS even at 1-all
CHICAGO - So much for October closer. With his Dodgers desperate for a win, Clayton Kershaw delivered the best start of his checkered playoff career. The ace left-hander pitched seven sparkling inning...
Oct 16, 2016
China launches crewed mission to dock with space station
BEIJING - China has launched a pair of astronauts into space on a mission to dock with an experimental space station and remain aboard for 30 days. The Shenzhou 11 mission took off from the Jiuquan Sa...
Oct 16, 2016
Iraqis push toward IS-held Mosul in long-awaited offensive
KHAZER, Iraq - The long-awaited offensive to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group began Monday with a volley of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes and heavy artillery bombardments on a cluster of vill...
Oct 16, 2016
Trump calls SNL spoof 'hit job,' calls for end of show
LOS ANGELES - Donald Trump has some choice words for “Saturday Night Live.” The Republican presidential candidate tweeted early Sunday morning that the show’s skit depicting him this...
Oct 16, 2016
