Category Archives: World
At vigil, Biden tries to comfort relatives of slain officers
BATON ROUGE, La. - The gunman’s bullets that killed three law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge also targeted the country and “touched the soul of the entire nation,” Vice-Presiden...
Jul 28, 2016
California coastline wildfire is big and getting bigger
BIG SUR, Calif. - Firefighters struggled Thursday to get the upper hand on a massive wildfire burning along California’s picturesque Big Sur coastline, where anxious residents driven from their ...
Jul 28, 2016
Russia, Syria blockade Aleppo, offer corridors out
BEIRUT - After months of fighting to encircle its opponents in Aleppo, Syrian authorities backed by Russia on Thursday offered safe corridors out for residents and rebels in the northern city’s ...
Jul 28, 2016
Clinton promises steady hand in dangerous world
PHILADELPHIA - Promising Americans a steady hand, Hillary Clinton cast herself Thursday night as a unifier for divided times, an experienced leader steeled for a volatile world. She aggressively chall...
Jul 28, 2016
Chelsea Clinton will testify to her mother's credentials
PHILADELPHIA - After days of endorsements from celebrities, elected leaders and passionate supporters, Hillary Clinton will be introduced Thursday night by the woman who knows her simply as mom. Chels...
Jul 28, 2016
Congressman asks Obama to keep classified intel from Trump
PAWTUCKET, R.I. - A Rhode Island congressman says he’s asking President Barack Obama to withhold classified materials and briefings from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in the inter...
Jul 27, 2016
Takeaways: Obama vouches for Clinton, Kaine steps up
PHILADELPHIA - President Barack Obama used what is likely his last high-profile speech as president to make a powerful case for Hillary Clinton’s election, saying it wasn’t even a close ch...
Jul 27, 2016
Spared lobster dies during trip from Florida to Maine
WEST BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine - Larry the Lobster gained fame after it was spared from a boiling pot in Florida, but Maine officials say the crustacean didn’t make it to retirement. Officials say ...
Jul 27, 2016
Lady Gaga putting on invite-only Democratic convention show
CAMDEN, N.J. - Camden, one of the country’s most impoverished cities, will get some time in the Democratic convention spotlight Thursday with some help from Lady Gaga. But while thousands of del...
Jul 27, 2016
Clinton backers asked to speak at Sanders rally, then booed
PHILADELPHIA - Bernie Sanders supporters asked fans of Hillary Clinton to explain why anyone should back her for president, then booed them at a rally Thursday on the final day of the Democratic Natio...
Jul 27, 2016
