Category Archives: World
Chinese government suspected of hacking into FDIC computers
WASHINGTON - The Chinese government is believed to have hacked into computers at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in 2010, 2011 and 2013, including the workstation of then-FDIC Chair Sheila Bair, a...
Jul 13, 2016
Thousands gather to mourn, honour 3 slain officers in Dallas
DALLAS - Nearly a week after five officers were killed by a gunman in Dallas, memorial services for three of them drew thousands of mourners Wednesday. Services were held for Dallas Area Rapid Transit...
Jul 13, 2016
Pokemon players are trespassing, risking arrest or worse
PHOENIX - The “Pokemon Go” craze across the U.S. has people wandering into yards, driveways, cemeteries and even an off-limits police parking lot in search of cartoon monsters, prompting w...
Jul 13, 2016
Mississippi leaders divided on religious-beliefs law appeal
JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi’s Democratic attorney general said Wednesday that he won’t join the Republican governor in appealing a federal judge’s ruling that blocked a state law on...
Jul 13, 2016
Armed men kill South Sudan journalist, employer says
NAIROBI, Kenya - Armed men shot and killed a South Sudanese radio journalist during clashes in the country’s capital, Juba, a media organization said Wednesday, and those who knew him said he wa...
Jul 13, 2016
Who's Jill Stein? Googlers are asking, and the answer is: Clinton's new problem
WASHINGTON - Interest in the U.S. Green party enjoyed a sudden, noticeable spike around 11:16 a.m. Tuesday. Google searches for its presumptive presidential nominee Jill Stein started skyrocketing - a...
Jul 13, 2016
The Latest: Germany's Merkel congratulates May by phone
LONDON - The Latest on British political developments (all times local): 9:45 p.m. The German government says Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken with new British Prime Minister Theresa May to congrat...
Jul 13, 2016
Former Sen. Bayh says he'll seek Indiana Senate seat again
INDIANAPOLIS - Democrat Evan Bayh launched a bid Wednesday to recapture the Indiana Senate seat he left six years ago, a move that boosts his party’s chances to pick up the Republican-held seat ...
Jul 13, 2016
US sees small surplus in June, but deficit up for year
WASHINGTON - The federal government recorded a small budget surplus in June, but the deficit so far this budget year is still running 26.7 per cent higher than a year ago. The Treasury Department said...
Jul 13, 2016
Fed survey finds modest growth across most of the US
WASHINGTON - The economy and hiring continued to expand modestly across most of the United States from mid-May until the end of June, leaving some firms unable to find skilled workers, the Federal Res...
Jul 13, 2016
