Category Archives: World
US home construction posted solid gain in June
WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes posted a solid increase in June, led by a surge of building in the Northeast and the West. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that housing starts rose 4.8 per ...
Jul 19, 2016
Gunman's manifesto describes actions as 'necessary evil'
BATON ROUGE, La. - The man who ambushed and killed three law enforcement officers in Louisiana purportedly described his actions as a “necessary evil” in a self-described, handwritten mani...
Jul 19, 2016
UK's Pippa Middleton engaged to hedge funder James Matthews
LONDON - The Duchess of Cambridge’s younger sister Pippa Middleton and hedge fund manager James Matthews announced their engagement Tuesday, setting the stage for a celebrated society wedding in...
Jul 19, 2016
Police come under gunfire at gun shop near Atlanta
ATLANTA - A gunman inside a gun shop near Atlanta began shooting at police officers, who returned fire after responding to reports of a break-in at the business shortly before dawn Tuesday, Marietta p...
Jul 19, 2016
The Latest: Romanian dies from wounds in Nice truck attack
NICE, France - The Latest on the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice, France, that killed 84 people (all times local): 6:05 p.m. French President Francois Hollande is defending his government’s mi...
Jul 19, 2016
Activists: Airstrikes on IS-held villages in Syria kill 56
BEIRUT - Airstrikes on Islamic State-held villages in northern Syria killed at least 56 civilians on Tuesday as intense fighting was underway between the militants and U.S-backed fighters, Syrian oppo...
Jul 19, 2016
Mother who attempted to kill children to learn fate Friday
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - A woman who authorities say tried to kill her children by driving them and herself into the ocean in Florida will return to court Friday to find out if a judge will send her back...
Jul 19, 2016
As Nice tries to return to normal, families demand answers
NICE, France - Joggers, cyclists and sun-seekers were back on Nice’s famed Riviera coast Tuesday as signs of normal life return to the city’s famous Promenade des Anglais, where dozens wer...
Jul 19, 2016
Looking at own prospects, some Republicans avoid Cleveland
CLAREMONT, N.H. - As her fellow Republicans gathered in Cleveland, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte was back home touting her work on a bipartisan bill intended to address opioid abuse. There was no me...
Jul 19, 2016
Club gunman told bosses taunts led to false terrorist claims
ORLANDO, Fla. - Co-workers who “ganged up” to tease him about being Muslim prompted the gunman who opened fire at a Florida gay nightclub to pretend he had terrorist ties to get them off h...
Jul 19, 2016
