Category Archives: World
No. 3 Senate Democrat Schumer discloses pneumonia diagnosis
WASHINGTON - The No. 3 Senate Democrat, Chuck Schumer of New York, disclosed Monday that he was diagnosed with pneumonia but that it has now cleared up. Schumer was diagnosed several weeks ago. His di...
Sep 12, 2016
Fed official's speech lowers expectations for hike next week
WASHINGTON - Investors, at least, suddenly seem more confident about what the Federal Reserve will announce when it meets next week: Nothing. Stocks soared Monday after an influential Fed policymaker ...
Sep 12, 2016
Keith Olbermann bringing political commentary to GQ
NEW YORK - You didn’t expect Keith Olbermann to keep quiet during the last two months of a presidential campaign involving Donald Trump, did you? GQ magazine said Monday that it has named the fo...
Sep 12, 2016
Snow leopards' return brings hope to remote Afghan region
WAKHAN, Afghanistan - In a picturesque corner of Afghanistan, a unique conservation effort has helped bring the elusive snow leopard back from the brink and given hope to one of the poorest and most i...
Sep 12, 2016
Horizon Pharma to pay $800M for rare disease drug developer
Horizon Pharma will spend about $800 million to buy Raptor Pharmaceutical and expand its portfolio of rare disease treatments, a growing area of focus for drugmakers. The Ireland-based drug developer ...
Sep 12, 2016
Former British leader David Cameron to leave Parliament
LONDON - Former Prime Minister David Cameron, who has stayed out of the public eye since leaving Downing Street in July, has decided to step down from his position in Parliament and put an end to his ...
Sep 12, 2016
Target to hire more than 70,000 for holiday season
NEW YORK - Target says it will hire more than 70,000 seasonal store workers during the busy holiday shopping season, about the same as it hired last year. It also plans to hire an additional 7,500 peo...
Sep 12, 2016
Blanchett, other movie stars spotlight plight of refugees
GENEVA - Cate Blanchett and some other big-name movie stars are speaking out about the plight of refugees in a stark video that entreats viewers to imagine what they’d do if they had to flee war...
Sep 12, 2016
Potash, Agrium to combine, creating huge crop fertilizer
NEW YORK - Potash Corp. and Agrium said Monday that they are combining to create the world’s largest crop nutrient company. The Canadian companies both sell fertilizers and nutrients to farmers ...
Sep 12, 2016
Mosque where Orlando gunman worshipped is set on fire
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - The mosque that Orlando nightclub gunman Omar Mateen attended was heavily damaged in an arson fire that Muslim leaders said was the latest incident in an escalating campaign of har...
Sep 12, 2016
