Category Archives: World
Spain finds 11 dead migrants in boat, rescues 33
MADRID - Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service on Thursday found 11 dead migrants in a boat off the country’s southern coast and rescued 33 other passengers, one of whom later also died. All of ...
Dec 20, 2018
Putin issues sinister warning on rising nuclear war threat
MOSCOW - The world is facing a rising threat of a nuclear war because of the U.S. pullout from arms control treaties and its destabilizing military plans, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursda...
Dec 20, 2018
Judge declines to throw out Harvey Weinstein criminal case
NEW YORK - A New York judge declined to dismiss sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein Thursday, rejecting the latest push from the disgraced film producer’s lawyers to have his indictm...
Dec 19, 2018
N. Korea insists US act first before it gives up nukes
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea said it will never unilaterally give up its nuclear weapons unless the United States first removes what Pyongyang called a nuclear threat. The surprisingly blun...
Dec 19, 2018
Japan court denies more detention of Nissan's ex-chair Ghosn
TOKYO - A Japanese court denied prosecutors’ request Thursday to extend the detention of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who has been charged with underreporting his pay. The Tokyo District...
Dec 19, 2018
Rapper Juelz Santana sentenced to prison for gun in airport
NEWARK, N.J. - Rapper Juelz Santana has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for trying to get a loaded gun onto a plane at a New York-area airport. Santana, whose real name is LaRon James,...
Dec 19, 2018
Governors agree to study sending gas to Asia through Mexico
PHOENIX - The governors of Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico’s Sonora state signed an agreement Wednesday to study a plan to export natural gas to Asia by connecting existing pipelines to move the ...
Dec 19, 2018
Obama health law sign-ups beat forecast despite headwinds
WASHINGTON - The Affordable Care Act has yet again beaten predictions of its downfall, as government figures released Wednesday showed unexpectedly solid sign-ups for health coverage next year. The Ce...
Dec 19, 2018
100 days to Brexit: EU, UK act to cushion no-deal chaos
LONDON - The European Union marked 100 days until Brexit on Wednesday by triggering an action plan to ensure planes can still fly and money can still flow between Britain and the bloc in the increasin...
Dec 19, 2018
Missouri farmer charged in $140M organic grain fraud scheme
IOWA CITY, Iowa - A Missouri farmer and businessman ripped off consumers nationwide by falsely marketing more than $140 million worth of corn, soybeans and wheat as certified organic grains, federal p...
Dec 19, 2018