Category Archives: World
Dad squashes son's giant pumpkin record with 2,261-pounder
WARREN, R.I. - A Rhode Island man has squashed a record set by his son by taking first prize in a pumpkin contest with a 2,261.5-pound gourd. WJAR-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2e3L0Ob) Richard Wallace...
Oct 10, 2016
Unlike first, second debate doesn't set viewership record
NEW YORK - An estimated 66.5 million people watched the second debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, down from the record-setting audience who saw their first match but on par with the Obam...
Oct 10, 2016
Leaked emails show tension inside Clinton inner circle
WASHINGTON - Newly leaked emails show consternation among those closest to Hillary Clinton about how Bill Clinton’s business dealings might damage his reputation and potentially affect her presi...
Oct 10, 2016
Tesla, SolarCity shares rise as merger looms
DETROIT - Shares of Tesla Motors Inc. and SolarCity Corp. are up after the head of both companies said they won’t have to raise money this year. Elon Musk tweeted over the weekend that the money...
Oct 10, 2016
Austrian mocks country's impasse with spin on national flag
VIENNA - From a distance, the fierce-looking eagles on the banners Austrian builder Markus Voglreiter is flying in the town of Obertrum may look similar to the bird on his country’s national fla...
Oct 10, 2016
Death toll rises to 22 in eastern China building collapse
BEIJING - The death toll has risen to at least 22 in the collapse of a group of decrepit homes in eastern China, state media reported Tuesday. There were six survivors pulled from the rubble on the ou...
Oct 10, 2016
'Hell broke out:' South African police, students clash
JOHANNESBURG - One of South Africa’s top universities descended into violence on Monday, with police firing tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon at stone-throwing students who are locked in...
Oct 10, 2016
Medics plead for access to Syria's embattled Aleppo
BEIRUT - Doctors Without Borders pleaded on Monday for access to treat the wounded in the rebel-held part of Syria’s Aleppo as government forces pressed ahead with an offensive that has killed h...
Oct 10, 2016
Ethiopia blames Egypt for forcing new state of emergency
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia’s government on Monday blamed Egypt for supporting outlawed rebels and forcing the declaration of the country’s first state of emergency in a quarter-centu...
Oct 10, 2016
Rail service resumes at New Jersey station after fatal crash
HOBOKEN, N.J. - Rail service resumed Monday at a transit station damaged when a train travelling more than twice the speed limit crashed, killing a woman on the platform and injuring more than 100 oth...
Oct 10, 2016
