Category Archives: World
Senate rebukes Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi, Yemen war
WASHINGTON - Senators voted Thursday to recommend that the U.S. end its assistance to Saudi Arabia for the war in Yemen and put the blame for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi squarely on Saudi ...
Dec 13, 2018
As probe closes in, Trump distances himself from Cohen
WASHINGTON - Abandoned by two of his most powerful protectors, President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that he did not violate campaign finance laws and that the liability for hush-money payments to ...
Dec 13, 2018
UNAIDS head to quit post early following scathing report
GENEVA - The head of the U.N. agency focusing on AIDS said he would leave the job six months early, bowing to apparent pressure just a week after independent experts looking into sexual harassment bla...
Dec 13, 2018
Hung without care? Some say tunnel decor is an eyesore
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The Holland Tunnel between New Jersey and New York City may be in for a makeover after critics called the placement of its holiday decorations a distraction, a possible trigger for...
Dec 13, 2018
Barack Obama receives RFK Human Rights award at NYC gala
NEW YORK - Former President Barack Obama was honoured with the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award at a gala in midtown Manhattan Wednesday evening. “I’m not sure if you...
Dec 13, 2018
Melania Trump makes first lady history with ride in Osprey
HAMPTON, Va. - Melania Trump made history Wednesday by flying in a V-22 Osprey aircraft and onto the deck of an aircraft carrier. The White House says it’s the first time a first lady has flown ...
Dec 13, 2018
3 found alive inside West Virginia coal mine
CLEAR CREEK, W.Va. - Three people missing since last weekend were found alive Wednesday in an underground coal mine in West Virginia, authorities said. The three were located Wednesday inside Elk Run ...
Dec 13, 2018
French hunt for possible accomplices of Strasbourg attacker
STRASBOURG, France - French police have killed the man who they believed attacked Strasbourg’s Christmas market but investigators kept digging Friday for possible accomplices in a city known for...
Dec 13, 2018
2 white students charged with threatening black teacher
PALM COAST, Fla. - Authorities say two white teens sent threatening and racist messages to each other on school-issued computers about a black teacher at a Florida high school. A Flagler County Sherif...
Dec 13, 2018
Israel launches West Bank crackdown after Palestinian attack
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory - Israel’s military launched a West Bank manhunt Thursday, setting up checkpoints and blocking roads, after a Palestinian gunman killed two Israeli soldiers at a ...
Dec 13, 2018