Category Archives: World
Washington's new power standoff - Trump, Pelosi
WASHINGTON - They haven’t spoken in days, not since President Donald Trump called to congratulate Nancy Pelosi on Democrats’ election night win. But they don’t really need to. Trump ...
Nov 30, 2018
113 inmates escape from Indonesian prison during prayer time
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - More than 100 inmates escaped from a prison in western Indonesia after overpowering a guard during prayer time, police said Friday. The break occurred late Thursday at the Lamb...
Nov 30, 2018
China actor arrested in Tokyo in alleged abuse of girlfriend
TOKYO - A Chinese movie actor has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of assaulting his then-girlfriend, causing injuries that police say required four weeks of treatment. Jiang Jinfu, 27, was detaine...
Nov 30, 2018
51 pilot whales die in another mass stranding in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Fifty-one pilot whales died Friday in a mass stranding in New Zealand, less than a week after 145 pilot whales and nine pygmy killer whales perished in two other unrelated st...
Nov 30, 2018
In a twist, Trump fights to keep some Palestinian aid alive
WASHINGTON - For two years, the Trump administration has unabashedly slashed U.S. aid to the Palestinians. Now, amid signs it may finally roll out its long-awaited Middle East peace plan, the administ...
Nov 30, 2018
Not president, not yet a senator: Romney is starting over
WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney is a man in-between. He made it to Washington after all - but not as president of the United States, the office he sought twice and other men won. He’s not yet a senator...
Nov 30, 2018
Ex-Sen. Al Franken takes first steps back into public arena
MINNEAPOLIS - Nearly a year after he resigned his U.S. Senate seat amid sexual misconduct allegations, Al Franken is testing whether he can make a comeback in the #MeToo era. The former “Saturda...
Nov 30, 2018
Court hearing in New Jersey quadruple murder, arson case
FREEHOLD, N.J. - A New Jersey man charged with killing his brother and the brother’s wife and two children will make a court appearance Friday morning. Paul Caneiro (kah-NEH’-roh) faces fo...
Nov 30, 2018
Fire-scarred California areas escape large-scale rain damage
SAN FRANCISCO - A major storm brought localized mudslides and street flooding to California and some people had to be rescued from stranded vehicles, but fire-scarred areas escaped large-scale damage....
Nov 30, 2018
For Israel, a rearmed Hezbollah in Lebanon is top concern
On a moonlit night, some two dozen Israeli soldiers in full battle gear march near a Lebanese border village with a bomb-sniffing dog, searching for explosives and infiltrators. Suddenly the force sto...
Nov 30, 2018