Category Archives: World

Gov't probe: Protest not broken up because of Trump photo op
WASHINGTON (AP) - An internal investigation has determined that the decision to forcibly clear racial justice protesters from an area in front of the White House last summer was not influenced by then...
Jun 09, 2021

Iran candidate says he’s willing to potentially meet Biden
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - An Iranian presidential candidate said Wednesday he'd be willing to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden if he wins his country's election next week, though "America needs to send be...
Jun 09, 2021

Toddler who washed up on Norwegian island is identified
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - The body of a toddler that washed ashore on Norway's southwest coast on Jan. 1 has been identified. It's a missing 15-month-old Iranian boy who died months earlier in the En...
Jun 08, 2021

McAuliffe wins Democratic nomination for Virginia governor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Terry McAuliffe, the exuberant former Virginia governor and longtime fixture of Democratic politics, won the party's nomination Tuesday in his quest for a second term in office. M...
Jun 08, 2021

Kemper apologizes for role with group that had racist past
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Actress Ellie Kemper has apologized for participating in a debutante ball hosted by a St. Louis organization that she now says had "an unquestionably racist, sexist and elitist past."...
Jun 08, 2021

Man charged with murder of boy in road-rage shooting
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California man has been charged with murder and shooting at an occupied vehicle in a road rage shooting that killed a 6-year-old boy last month on a freeway. Orange...
Jun 08, 2021

Duchess of Sussex's 'The Bench' celebrates fathers and sons
NEW YORK (AP) - The first children's book by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is a multicultural tribute to fatherhood. "The Bench," a picture story published Tuesday by Random House Children's Books, c...
Jun 08, 2021

Vinyl records surge during pandemic, keeping sales spinning
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Vinyl record sales surged during the pandemic as music lovers fattened their collections, and audio cassettes began a comeback as well, keeping business spinning at record store...
Jun 08, 2021

US job openings surge to record 9.3 million in April
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers posted a record 9.3 million job openings in April with the U.S. economy reopening at break-neck speed. The number of job openings soared 12% from the 8.3 million count...
Jun 08, 2021

Serb military chief Ratko Mladic's conviction upheld
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - U.N. appeals judges have upheld the convictions of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic for genocide and other offenses during Bosnia's 1992-95 war and confirm...
Jun 08, 2021