Category Archives: World
Thousands rally in France to oppose recent anti-Semitic acts
PARIS - Rallies against anti-Semitism attracted crowds of thousands in Paris and other French cities Tuesday following a series of aggressive acts with Jewish targets, including a cemetery where about...
Feb 19, 2019
Honda to shut plant in Brexit-shaken Britain
LONDON - Japanese carmaker Honda plans to close its car factory in western England in 2021, a fresh blow to the British economy as it struggles with the uncertainty associated with leaving the Europea...
Feb 19, 2019
3 children among 4 found dead after west Michigan shooting
SOLON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Authorities say three children and a woman were found dead of apparent gunshot wounds at a home in western Michigan. Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young says authorities ...
Feb 18, 2019
Lisa Borders steps down as head of Time's Up organization
LOS ANGELES - Lisa Borders says she has resigned as president and CEO of Time’s Up, the gender equality initiative formed last year in response to sexual misconduct allegations in Hollywood. Bor...
Feb 18, 2019
Iowa governor opts not to appeal fetal heartbeat law ruling
DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa’s governor said Monday she decided against appealing a judge’s ruling last month that struck down Iowa’s “fetal heartbeat” abortion law, which wou...
Feb 18, 2019
NY joins lawsuit challenging Trump's border wall declaration
New York is joining California and 14 other states in a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration. New York Attorney General Letitia James said in the lawsuit M...
Feb 18, 2019
16 states sue Trump over emergency wall declaration
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California and 15 other states filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. California Attorney Ge...
Feb 18, 2019
Haitians seek water, food as businesses reopen after protest
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Businesses and government offices slowly reopened across Haiti on Monday after more than a week of violent demonstrations by hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding the r...
Feb 18, 2019
Lord Mayor of London: Brexit a 'short-term' issue
HONG KONG - Brexit is a “short-term frustrating issue” that will be overcome in time, the Lord Mayor of London said Tuesday during a visit to Hong Kong to tout the British capital’s ...
Feb 18, 2019
New Zealand leader says no final decision on using Huawei
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that no final decision has been made on whether Huawei equipment can be used in a planned network upgrade. New Zealand&...
Feb 18, 2019