Category Archives: World
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
Pumpkins go ballistic at New Hampshire racetrack
LOUDON, N.H. - Pumpkins were going ballistic at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend. Teams from as far away as Virginia came to the race track to use trebuchets, catapults and air guns to la...
Oct 16, 2016
US, UK say they're weighing new sanctions on Syria, Russia
LONDON - The United States and Britain say they’re considering new economic sanctions on the Syrian and Russian governments because of their conduct in war-ravaged Aleppo. After a 10-nation meet...
Oct 16, 2016
Rolling Stone heading to trial over debunked story of rape
RICHMOND, Va. - For the first time since Rolling Stone magazine’s shocking story about a brutal gang rape at the University of Virginia hit shelves two years ago, the public may hear from the yo...
Oct 16, 2016
Tens of thousands march in Paris against same-sex marriage
PARIS - Tens of thousands of people have marched in Paris to call for the repeal of a law allowing gay marriage, six months before France’s next presidential election. The protesters ended up at...
Oct 16, 2016
Analysis: Trump 'rigged' vote claim may leave lasting damage
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump keeps peddling the notion the vote may be rigged. It’s unclear whether he understands the potential damage of his words, or simply doesn’t care. Trump’s cla...
Oct 16, 2016
Pamela Anderson's present for Julian Assange: Vegan meal
LONDON - Former “Baywatch” star Pamela Anderson has brought WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange a vegan meal and expressed concern for his health. She told Britain’s Press Association on ...
Oct 16, 2016
Emails show Clinton's response to LGBT backlash
WASHINGTON - Hacked emails released in daily dispatches over the weekend by the WikiLeaks group showed Hillary Clinton’s campaign staff worried about a response to the gay community’s back...
Oct 16, 2016
