Category Archives: World
Rage and roses: Republican convention produces very different scenes
CLEVELAND - The opposite ends of American politics ran into each other in a public square and the results were crude and noisy. On one side, Islam-bashing, homophobia-spewing men like the one in a shi...
Jul 18, 2016
NewsAlert: Obama condemns Louisiana police shootings
BATON ROUGE, La. - Obama condemns attack on Baton Rouge police officers ‘in the strongest sense of the word’; says attacks on ‘public servants’ have to stop. More to come. The ...
Jul 18, 2016
It's sexy and secret: Pitbull drops video paid by Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The new video from rapper Pitbull looks like a four-minute advertisement for Florida because that’s exactly what it is. Pitbull has a contract with the state’s tourism ...
Jul 18, 2016
NewsAlert: Authorities in Louisiana say 3 law enforcement officers dead
BATON ROGUE, La. - Authorities in Louisiana say 3 law enforcement officers dead, 3 injured in Baton Rouge; one suspect dead. More to come. The Canadian Press
Jul 18, 2016
The Latest: Trump's convention more of a family affair
WASHINGTON - The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times local): ___ 9:20 p.m. Donald Trump once promised a “showbiz” convention, packed with flash, celebrities and a “wi...
Jul 18, 2016
Trump presents 'partner' Pence, but no doubt who's the star
NEW YORK - Donald Trump presented running mate Mike Pence to the nation Saturday, hailing the Indiana governor as his “first choice” and “my partner in the campaign.” But he le...
Jul 18, 2016
US, Russia agree on 'steps' in Syria, but won't say what
MOSCOW - The United States and Russia agreed Friday on new steps they said could make a difference in Syria’s relentless civil war, hinting at an improbable military partnership that has been th...
Jul 18, 2016
The Nice victims: A boy, a businessman, a police official
The Bastille Day crowd on the waterfront in Nice, France, was a festive mixture of French locals and foreign visitors. The truck that slammed into them late Thursday, apparently intent on hitting as m...
Jul 18, 2016
France attacker called volatile, showed no jihadist links
NICE, France - The man responsible for turning a night of celebration into one of carnage in the seaside city of Nice was a petty criminal who hadn’t been on the radar of French intelligence ser...
Jul 18, 2016
The Latest: Flights resume to Istanbul international airport
ANKARA, Turkey - The Latest on the attempted military coup in Turkey (all times local): 12:30 a.m. Flights into Istanbul’s international airport have resumed after being halted for nearly 24 hou...
Jul 18, 2016
