Category Archives: World
Huge, once-hated fish now seen as weapon against Asian carp
CHICAGO - It’s a toothy giant that can grow longer than a horse and heavier than a refrigerator, a fearsome-looking prehistoric fish that plied U.S. waters from the Gulf of Mexico to Illinois un...
Jul 28, 2016
Police, protesters at DNC praised for restraint, courtesy
PHILADELPHIA - They came. They protested. They got their message out. And now that they’re headed home, thousands of protesters who came to Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention sa...
Jul 28, 2016
Taiwan driver in deadly bus crash was drunk, police say
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The driver of a Taiwanese tour bus that crashed and burst into flames killing all 26 on board, including 23 Chinese tourists, was driving drunk, investigators said Friday. Police coro...
Jul 28, 2016
Takeaways: Clinton's big moment wraps up convention
PHILADELPHIA - It was a moment America had never seen: a woman accepting a major party’s nomination for president. Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday, pledging to unite ...
Jul 28, 2016
35 beachgoers stung by rays in San Diego County
CORONADO, Calif. - Authorities say 35 beachgoers have been stung by stingrays in San Diego County. People wading in the Pacific Ocean encountered the rays throughout the day Thursday in Coronado. Life...
Jul 28, 2016
Clinton using convention to send message to wary GOP voters
PHILADELPHIA - Long a lightning rod on the right, Hillary Clinton is making a targeted appeal to Republicans who challenge Donald Trump’s claim to the conservative mantle and fear his possible p...
Jul 28, 2016
Father of fallen Muslim soldier blasts Trump at convention
WASHINGTON - The father of a Muslim American soldier killed in Iraq posed a question to Donald Trump: Have you read the Constitution? To rapturous cheers, Pakistan-born Khizr Khan fiercely attacked th...
Jul 28, 2016
This time, an adoring He looks on as She accepts nomination
PHILADELPHIA - This time, Bill Clinton was the adoring spouse, smiling and clapping when the cameras cut away from the candidate in the spotlight. It was him in the VIP seating, watching as his wife t...
Jul 28, 2016
VP Biden to appear on episode of 'Law & Order: SVU'
WASHINGTON - You have the right to remain starstruck: It’s Vice-President Joe Biden on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Biden will be in New York on Friday to tape an episode...
Jul 28, 2016
Katy Perry belts 'Rise' and 'Roar' at Democratic convention
Katy Perry sparkled in a slinky, silver dress Thursday as she belted her new song “Rise” and her signature “Roar” for an audience of Democratic delegates waving their glowing c...
Jul 28, 2016
