Category Archives: World
Thousands of naked bicyclists swarm City of Brotherly Love
PHILADELPHIA - Thousands of bicyclists dared to be bare for the city’s annual nude ride promoting positive body image, cycling advocacy and fuel conservation. About 3,000 people gathered Saturda...
Sep 10, 2016
Kerber wins US Open for 2nd major title of breakthrough year
NEW YORK - Early in what would become a tight test of a U.S. Open final, Angelique Kerber sprinted forward to somehow reach a drop shot and scoop a down-the-line winner that landed in a corner of the ...
Sep 10, 2016
Dancing in Chile to protest dictatorship disappearances
SANTIAGO, Chile - Violeta Zuniga gets around with a cane because of her knee problems, but nothing can keep the 83-year-old from performing Chile’s national dance to protest her partner’s ...
Sep 10, 2016
Florida fines security company that employed Pulse gunman
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - A security company that employed a gunman who massacred dozens at a Florida nightclub faces a $151,400 fine for falsely listing psychological testing information on forms th...
Sep 10, 2016
Harvard to host Pulitzer Prize centennial celebration
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, composers, authors and playwrights are gathering at Harvard University this weekend for a Pulitzer centennial celebration. The Nieman Foundation ...
Sep 10, 2016
Clinton says Trump anti-IS strength is "phoney"
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton is urging people who like the sound of Donald Trump’s boasts about defeating the Islamic State group to consider the difference between “real strength” a...
Sep 10, 2016
Xavier jazz ensemble to perform in China, travels Saturday
NEW ORLEANS - The Xavier University of Louisiana Jazz Ensemble travels to China this month to perform in the inaugural Dajidian International Music Festival. The festival, to be held in Baoding, Hebei...
Sep 10, 2016
Trial of dad in boy's hot car death restarts 275 miles away
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Four months after the first attempt to seat an impartial jury failed, the trial of a metro Atlanta man charged with murder after his toddler son died in the back seat of a hot SUV is s...
Sep 10, 2016
23 dead in explosion and fire at Bangladesh factory
NEW DELHI - A boiler exploded and triggered a fire at a packaging factory near Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday, killing at least 23 workers and injuring dozens, officials said. Fire officials s...
Sep 10, 2016
In dash to November, campaigns pin hopes on turnout efforts
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Over pizza and cupcakes, Jose Nunez implored a crowd of University of Iowa students to pull out their smartphones and start sharing with online friends their personal reasons for bac...
Sep 10, 2016
