Category Archives: World
Ex-KKK leader David Duke runs for Senate: 'My time has come'
BATON ROUGE, La. - Declaring “the climate of this country has moved in my direction,” white supremacist David Duke registered Friday for Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race, saying he was p...
Jul 22, 2016
Snowden has been cleared to appear at a theatre near you
LOS ANGELES - NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden will be live-streamed from his exile in Moscow in theatres nationwide following a special screening of the Oliver Stone film “Snowden” on Sep...
Jul 22, 2016
Kansas court upholds death sentence for sheriff's killing
TOPEKA, Kan. - The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death sentence imposed against a man who fatally shot a sheriff during a 2005 drug raid. Kansas hasn’t executed anyone in more than 5...
Jul 22, 2016
18 states see significant job gains, but unemployment rises
WASHINGTON - Unemployment rates ticked up noticeably in six states in June, even as employers continued to add jobs and the hiring outlook improved. The Labor Department says the unemployment rate in ...
Jul 22, 2016
Astronaut John Glenn's historic flight plan sold for $67K
COLUMBUS, Ohio - In-flight instructions used by astronaut John Glenn during his historic 1962 Mercury spaceflight have been sold at auction. Nate D. Sanders Auctions says the instructions used by Glen...
Jul 22, 2016
Pennsylvania police hoping dope will claim marijuana package
CHELTENHAM, Pa. - Police in Pennsylvania are hoping a dope will stop by their station and claim a package containing more than 4 pounds of marijuana. WCAU-TV (http://bit.ly/2af5eVL ) reports Cheltenha...
Jul 22, 2016
Trump blasts China for trade, currency actions
BEIJING - Donald Trump accused China of stealing copyrights and unfairly manipulating its currency as he accepted the Republican Party’s presidential nomination, charges likely to fuel anger in ...
Jul 22, 2016
Jon Stewart says Trump supporters 'don't own' America
NEW YORK - Jon Stewart has told Donald Trump’s supporters they can’t take America back, because they “don’t own” the country in a riff that mirrored his signature segment...
Jul 22, 2016
AP FACT CHECK: Trump resurfaces debunked claims in speech
WASHINGTON - Despite promising “the truth, and nothing else” in his convention speech, Donald Trump presented the nation with a series of previously debunked claims and some new ones Thurs...
Jul 22, 2016
Democratic delegates cram into hotel rooms to cut high costs
PHILADELPHIA - Facing hotel bills running into the thousands of dollars, some delegates to the Democratic National Convention are planning to do like college students on spring break and squeeze as ma...
Jul 22, 2016
