Category Archives: World
Congo runner-up Fayulu asks court to order election recount
KINSHASA, Congo - Congo’s presidential runner-up Martin Fayulu has asked the constitutional court to order a recount in the disputed election, declaring on Saturday that “you can’t m...
Jan 12, 2019
Dozens feared dead in Nigeria as leaking oil tanker explodes
LAGOS, Nigeria - An overturned oil tanker exploded in Nigeria while dozens of people were scooping up the leaking fuel and many were killed, police and witnesses said Saturday. Hundreds of people have...
Jan 12, 2019
3 dead, dozens injured in Paris bakery gas leak explosion
PARIS - A powerful explosion apparently caused by a gas leak blew apart a Paris bakery on Saturday and devastated the street it was on, killing three people and injuring dozens as it blasted out windo...
Jan 12, 2019
NBC News, Megyn Kelly reach separation agreement
NEW YORK - NBC News announced its professional divorce agreement with Megyn Kelly late Friday, ending an association with the former Fox News Channel star whose attempt to become a network morning tel...
Jan 11, 2019
'90 Day Fiance' figure accused of attacking husband in Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Police say a Brazilian woman featured on a TV show about people who receive U.S. immigration visas while planning marriage has been arrested and accused of attacking her husband in Las Veg...
Jan 11, 2019
Federal work at Superfund sites suspended during shutdown
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The government shutdown has suspended federal cleanups at Superfund sites around the nation and forced the cancellation of public hearings, deepening the mistrust and resentment of ...
Jan 11, 2019
Mnuchin: Next round of trade talks this month
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the next round of trade negotiations with China will likely occur later this month in Washington. Mnuchin told reporters that Vice Premier Liu He wa...
Jan 11, 2019
Fed officials feared adverse market reaction in 2013
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials were worried about an adverse market reaction when they made their first tentative moves in 2013 to pull back on the massive support they had been providing to h...
Jan 11, 2019
US aviation system is starting to show strains from shutdown
The partial government shutdown is starting to strain the national aviation system, with unpaid security screeners staying home, air-traffic controllers suing the government and safety inspectors off ...
Jan 11, 2019
Lawyer: R. Kelly denies all sexual misconduct allegations
CHICAGO - An attorney for R. Kelly said Friday that the R&B star denies all allegations of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls, including those made in a recent documentary, altho...
Jan 11, 2019