Category Archives: World
Robbery suspect, handcuffed behind back, steals police car
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Authorities say a robbery suspect somehow made off with a Terre Haute police car despite being handcuffed behind his back. The Tribune Star reports (http://bit.ly/2cFbeX2 ) that of...
Sep 17, 2016
Man gives phoney $50 bill to girl's charity lemonade stand
MONROE, Mich. - Police are calling it the “lowest of the low:” A man gave a fake $50 bill to a southeastern Michigan girl who was running a lemonade stand to raise money for Alzheimer̵...
Sep 17, 2016
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi gets humanitarian award
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi (ahng sahn soo chee) has been honoured as the 2016 humanitarian of the year by students and faculty at the Harvard Foundation. The Nobel Peace Prize ...
Sep 17, 2016
What is 'Bridgegate'? Things to know as the trial begins
NEWARK, N.J. - It’s provided material for late-night talk show monologues and even made its way into a Jeopardy answer. Now, three years after a series of epic traffic jams at the George Washing...
Sep 17, 2016
Iran nominates Farhadi's "The Salesman" for 2017 Oscar
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has nominated a film by the country’s Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi for the next Academy Awards. The Saturday report says the Farabi Foundation, affiliated to Iran...
Sep 17, 2016
Morocco's elections pose test for law on vote observers
RABAT, Morocco - Morocco’s elections next month will draw attention from around the region and beyond - but not all eyes will be welcome. Election authorities approved 4,000 national and interna...
Sep 17, 2016
Militants in southern Philippines free Norwegian hostage
MANILA, Philippines - Abu Sayyaf extremists on Saturday freed a Norwegian man kidnapped a year ago in the southern Philippines with two Canadians who were later beheaded and a Filipino woman who has b...
Sep 17, 2016
Police: Anti-cop note found at scene of deadly rampage
PHILADELPHIA - A “rambling” note expressing hatred for police was found after a man opened fire on a Philadelphia police officer then went on a shooting rampage, injuring a second officer,...
Sep 16, 2016
'Virginia Woolf' playwright Edward Albee dies at age 88
NEW YORK - Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee, who challenged theatrical convention in masterworks such as “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “A Delic...
Sep 16, 2016
Police end lock down of Denver hospital amid gun report
DENVER - Police locked down a Denver hospital complex Friday amid reports that gunshots were fired and a man was seen carrying a rifle on the grounds. Officer Tyrone Campbell said a room-by-room searc...
Sep 16, 2016
