Category Archives: World
Judge: No evidence of voter intimidation from Trump workers
PHOENIX - A federal judge in Las Vegas says he hasn’t seen evidence that Donald Trump’s campaign is training people to intimidate voters in Nevada. U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware sai...
Nov 3, 2016
AP sources: FBI agents sought Clinton Foundation probe
WASHINGTON - FBI agents seeking an investigation into the Clinton Foundation made a presentation to Justice Department lawyers about the allegations they wanted to pursue, but public corruption prosec...
Nov 3, 2016
Fending off Trump, Clinton tries to secure Midwest blue wall
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton is rushing to secure Michigan and bolster the Democrats’ vaunted blue wall of upper Midwestern states that have backed the party’s presidential nominee for two...
Nov 3, 2016
Comey considered a 'bad choice' for FBI post by Clinton aide
WASHINGTON - A senior aide to Hillary Clinton privately dismissed FBI Director James Comey as “a bad choice” in October 2015, according to newly released emails from WikiLeaks. The blunt a...
Nov 3, 2016
China's Wanda buys Dick Clark Productions for $1 billion
BEIJING - China’s Dalian Wanda Group has spent $1 billion to acquire Dick Clark Productions, the TV company that produces the “Miss America” pageant and the Golden Globe awards. Wand...
Nov 3, 2016
Paris Las Vegas resort crippled by accidental power-line cut
LAS VEGAS - A contractor knocked out power Thursday to a Las Vegas Strip resort, displacing thousands of guests and gamblers, trapping almost a dozen people in elevators for a time, and prompting a ro...
Nov 3, 2016
Turkey detains 11 pro-Kurdish MPs, including party co-chairs
ISTANBUL - Authorities in Turkey detained 11 pro-Kurdish lawmakers early Friday as part of ongoing terror-related investigations, including both party co-chairs and other senior officials, the Interio...
Nov 3, 2016
Military memorial, wildlife at odds in new Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a major turning point in World War II’s Pacific theatre. The remote atoll where thousands died is now a delicate sanctuary for millions of seabirds, and a new battle is ...
Nov 3, 2016
Susan Faludi wins $50,000 literary prize
NEW YORK - Susan Faludi’s memoir about her father and a fictional saga about a Southern family have won $50,000 prizes. Faludi’s “In the Darkroom” won the Kirkus Prize for nonf...
Nov 3, 2016
Chef Michael Chiarello arrested for DUI, drug possession
YOUNTVILLE, Calif. - Celebrity chef Michael Chiarello has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drug possession in Napa County. The California Highway Patrol says Ch...
Nov 3, 2016
