Category Archives: World
Syrian Kurdish-led fighters take Hajin, last town held by IS
BEIRUT - U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led fighters captured the last town held by the Islamic State group on Friday, after three months of ferocious battles in the militants’ single remaining enclave in...
Dec 14, 2018
As sentencing looms, Flynn is upbeat, has adoring fans
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Days away from being sentenced in the Russia probe, former national security adviser Michael Flynn is not exactly hiding his face in shame. People close to him tell The Associated P...
Dec 13, 2018
Budget head Mulvaney picked as Trump's next chief of staff
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has picked budget director Mick Mulvaney to be his acting chief of staff, ending a chaotic search in which several top contenders took themselves out of the running...
Dec 13, 2018
Japan begins reclamation at disputed US base despite protest
TOKYO - Japan’s central government started main reclamation work Friday at a disputed U.S. military base relocation site on the southern island of Okinawa despite fierce local opposition. Constr...
Dec 13, 2018
Feds: US fishermen had good year aided by lobsters, scallops
PORTLAND, Maine - U.S. commercial fishing generated more than $144 billion in sales in 2016, buoyed by growth in key species such as sea scallops and American lobsters, the federal government reported...
Dec 13, 2018
No. 2 gas-producing state moves to curb air pollution
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania is aiming to curb air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from its vast natural gas exploration fields, with the governor’s administration proposing new regulat...
Dec 13, 2018
Apple to build new Austin hub, expand in other tech hotbeds
AUSTIN, Texas - Apple plans to build a $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas, that will create at least 5,000 jobs ranging from engineers to call-centre agents while adding more lustre to a Southwestern ...
Dec 13, 2018
The Latest: Airbnb bashes New Orleans' proposed restrictions
NEW ORLEANS - The Latest on a proposal to ban short-term rentals of non-owner-occupied houses in New Orleans (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Airbnb says a proposal in New Orleans to ban short-term rental...
Dec 13, 2018
Panama Canal consortium ordered to repay $847M in advances
PANAMA CITY - An international arbitration panel has ruled the Spanish-led consortium that built the expansion of the Panama Canal must repay $847 million in advances it received during the constructi...
Dec 13, 2018
Starbucks to expand delivery in US, China
NEW YORK - Starbucks is expanding delivery to more stores in the U.S. and China as it tries to accelerate growth in those two markets. The company says it will offer delivery from 2,000 U.S. stores by...
Dec 13, 2018