Category Archives: World
No 'Pokemon Go' yet in Japan, but government already worried
TOKYO - The “Pokemon Go” craze has yet to hit Japan, but reports of robberies, traffic accidents and other mishaps abroad already have the government worried. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshi...
Jul 20, 2016
At least 75 dead, missing in recent China flooding
BEIJING - At least 75 people in northern China have died or gone missing since Monday in some of the worst flooding in years, the government said Thursday. The figures released by the Civil Affairs Mi...
Jul 20, 2016
Ted Cruz quickly becomes news at GOP confab
A look at the 2016 Republican National Convention through a media lens: Television viewers got the moments of excitement they craved from the convention. They had everything to do with antagonism - no...
Jul 20, 2016
Protests but also hugs on convention's quiet last day
CLEVELAND - The four-day Republican convention drew to a close Thursday night with a total of only two dozen protest-related arrests, a relief to city officials and police who had braced for mass disr...
Jul 20, 2016
Men sentenced to 2 years in prison in Pokemon weapons case
BOSTON - Two men who made online threats against the Pokemon World Championships and took guns and ammunition to the event last August pleaded guilty on Thursday and were each sentenced to two years i...
Jul 20, 2016
3 student leaders found guilty for Hong Kong street protests
HONG KONG - Three Hong Kong student leaders were convicted Thursday of leading or encouraging the massive pro-democracy street protests that unsettled the southern Chinese city two years ago. Joshua W...
Jul 20, 2016
Hating on Hillary: Republicans go all negative on Democrat
CLEVELAND - Liar. Garbage. Lock her up. Republicans at their national convention are putting Hillary Clinton on mock trial, declaring her guilty and issuing sentences that include death by firing squa...
Jul 20, 2016
In Cleveland, sea of white reflects GOP's math problem
After Mitt Romney lost the 2012 presidential election, Republican Party heavyweights uniformly agreed that white voters alone do not hold the keys to winning the White House. Yet in 2016, another over...
Jul 20, 2016
Wally the dead whale finally laid to rest in landfill
SAN DIEGO - A dead humpback whale that kept floating up near Southern California beaches has finally been laid to rest. The Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/2ad5vH9 ) says the rotting carcass of a 45-...
Jul 20, 2016
Dozens of dead, starving pit bulls found at California home
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Dozens of dead or starving pit bulls have been found at an abandoned home east of Los Angeles. Riverside County authorities say 10 dead animals and 27 others were discovered Wednes...
Jul 20, 2016
