Category Archives: World
As Brexit stalls, supporters protest betrayal of their dream
SUNDERLAND, England - With Britain’s departure from the European Union likely to be put on hold, some Brexit supporters fear their dream is dying. But they aren’t giving up without a fight...
Mar 16, 2019
Trump downplays white nationalism threat after massacre
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump played down any threat posed by white nationalism after the gunman accused of the New Zealand mosque massacre called the president “a symbol of renewed white id...
Mar 16, 2019
New US military budget focused on China despite border talk
WASHINGTON - Chinese bombers. Chinese hypersonic missiles. Chinese cyberattacks. Chinese anti-satellite weapons. To a remarkable degree, the 2020 Pentagon budget proposal is shaped by national securit...
Mar 16, 2019
Beyond veto: Trump seeks more workarounds to avoid Congress
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s first veto was more than a milestone. It signals a new era of ever perilous relations between the executive and legislative branches of government. Trump...
Mar 16, 2019
W.S. Merwin, prize-winning poet of nature, dies at 91
HONOLULU - W.S. Merwin, a prolific and versatile poetry master who evolved through a wide range of styles as he celebrated nature, condemned war and industrialism and reached for the elusive past, die...
Mar 15, 2019
Ground broken for long-awaited LAX people mover system
LOS ANGELES - It’s been talked about for years, and now construction is underway on a people mover to carry travellers in and out of Los Angeles International Airport. City officials broke groun...
Mar 15, 2019
Virginia state police take search for recruits to the movies
RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia State Police are taking their search for new recruits to the movies. A 30-second promotional video is set to begin playing Friday at movie theatres in Virginia and four other ...
Mar 15, 2019
File shows plea set for Florida man in pipe bomb mail case
NEW YORK - A Florida man charged with sending pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump is expected to plead guilty next week. A notice entered on the docket in the case of Cesar Sayoc...
Mar 15, 2019
Golden Globe Awards to kick off awards season on Jan. 5
LOS ANGELES - The Hollywood Foreign Press Association says it has chosen a date for next year’s Golden Globe Awards. The association said Friday the 77th annual awards will be held Jan. 5. The c...
Mar 15, 2019
T-shirt gun used to launch contraband into Oklahoma prison
SAYRE, Okla. - An Oklahoma woman was arrested after authorities say she used a T-shirt gun to launch drugs, cellphones and other contraband over a prison fence. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections ...
Mar 15, 2019