Category Archives: World
Federal judge blocks Michigan ban on straight-party voting
DETROIT - A judge on Thursday blocked Michigan’s new ban on straight-party voting, saying it’s a direct strike on the rights of blacks in big cities who tend to vote for Democrats with a s...
Jul 21, 2016
Zimbabwe leader's loyalists make surprise break with Mugabe
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Veterans of Zimbabwe’s independence war made a significant break with President Robert Mugabe for the first time Thursday, calling him dictatorial, manipulative and egocentric...
Jul 21, 2016
Brazil nabs 10 IS backers in Olympics anti-terror swoop
RIO DE JANEIRO - Ten Brazilians who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State militant group were arrested Thursday, authorities announced, describing them as “amateurs” who discussed on soc...
Jul 21, 2016
Authorities: Plane crash in northern Illinois city kills 1
PLAINFIELD, Ill. - A small plane crashed into a residential neighbourhood in a northern Illinois city Thursday morning, killing the pilot and torching the side of a home. Although it was initially unc...
Jul 21, 2016
GM recalls about 308K cars; air bags may not work in crash
DETROIT - General Motors is recalling nearly 308,000 older Chevrolet Impala sedans in the U.S. and Canada because the air bags might not inflate in a crash. The recall covers Impalas from the 2009 and...
Jul 21, 2016
Storms kill boy, woman at Scout camp along US-Canada border
ELY, Minn. - A teenage boy and a woman from Texas camping with a Boy Scouts adventure program were killed and two other campers were injured when severe storms swept through a remote area along the U....
Jul 21, 2016
The Latest: French prosecutor: Nice attacker had accomplices
PARIS - The Latest on the aftermath of the truck attack in the French city of Nice (all times local): 5:55 p.m. The Paris prosecutor says the driver who killed 84 people on a Nice beachfront had accom...
Jul 21, 2016
Oscar winner asks court to protect Bergdahl interview tapes
RALEIGH, N.C. - An Oscar-winning filmmaker has asked a judge to prevent the military from forcing him to turn over interviews with Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, adding Hollywood intrigue to the soldierR...
Jul 21, 2016
Average US 30-year mortgage rate rises to 3.45 per cent
WASHINGTON - Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged higher this week, remaining near historically low levels as a continued enticement to prospective homebuyers. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday ...
Jul 21, 2016
Theranos names execs to lead compliance, regulatory affairs
NEW YORK - Theranos Inc. named a new vice-president in charge of regulatory issues and a new chief compliance officer weeks after federal regulators banned the company’s founder and CEO from own...
Jul 21, 2016
