Category Archives: World
Cargo plane crash in Iran kills 15, leaves 1 survivor
TEHRAN, Iran - A decades-old Iranian Boeing 707 military cargo plane reportedly carrying meat from Kyrgyzstan crashed on Monday while trying to land west of Iran’s capital, killing 15 people on ...
Jan 13, 2019
Barr as attorney general: old job, very different Washington
WASHINGTON - When William Barr was attorney general in the early 1990s, he was outspoken about some of America’s biggest problems - violent crime, drug addiction, teenage pregnancy. The “A...
Jan 13, 2019
Indonesia recovers Lion Air jet's cockpit voice recorder
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Navy divers have recovered the cockpit voice recorder of a Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October, Indonesian officials said Monday, in a possible boost to the inv...
Jan 13, 2019
'Game of Thrones' final season to debut on April 14
NEW YORK - “Game of Thrones” fans, get ready. HBO announced Sunday night that the eighth and final season will begin on April 14. In a one minute and 44 second teaser released Sunday, Arya...
Jan 13, 2019
2 shot outside mall in Salt Lake City suburb
MURRAY, Utah - Two people were wounded in a shooting just outside a popular Utah mall Sunday where hundreds of scared shoppers hunkered down until police arrived to evacuate the building. Two people i...
Jan 13, 2019
Woman found bloody on street is suspect in toddler's death
COVINA, Calif. - Authorities say a woman found bloody and running down a Southern California street is a suspect in the death of a toddler whose body was discovered in a nearby townhome. Investigators...
Jan 13, 2019
Poles unite in grief over assassination of Gdansk mayor
WARSAW, Poland - The popular liberal mayor of Poland’s port city of Gdansk died Monday after being stabbed at a charity event by an ex-convict with a history of violent crime. The killing plunge...
Jan 13, 2019
Tourism efforts in Maine get a boost
AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine’s tourism agency has awarded over $46,000 to efforts to bring new visitors to the state. Recipients of the grants include Bates Dance Festival, which received $10,000 to e...
Jan 13, 2019
Hollywood production sets filming day in Ohio city
HAMILTON, Ohio - Another Hollywood film is scheduled to film in an Ohio city. Filming for the movie “Dry Run,” starring Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway, is scheduled for all-day Monday in t...
Jan 13, 2019
Italian fugitive brought home to serve life term for murder
ROME - A left-wing Italian militant who was convicted of murder three decades ago arrived in Rome on Monday to begin serving life in prison, after his time as a celebrity fugitive came to an abrupt en...
Jan 13, 2019