Category Archives: World
2 premiers and no government: Crisis confuses Sri Lankans
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Two men each claim to be the prime minister. Lawmakers are exchanging blows in Parliament. A former finance minister says the country is on the brink of an “economic anarchy...
Nov 22, 2018
Oldest US military survivor of Pearl Harbor dies at age 106
LOS ANGELES - Ray Chavez, the oldest U.S. military survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor that plunged the United States into World War II, died Wednesday. He was 106. Chavez, who had be...
Nov 22, 2018
Car strikes crowd at China school, killing 5 and hurting 18
BEIJING - A car plowed into a crowd of children outside a primary school in northeastern China on Thursday, killing five people and injuring 18, a local government spokesman said. The driver was taken...
Nov 22, 2018
Despite cold, balloons fly at Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade
NEW YORK - Frigid weather and blustery winds didn’t chill the enthusiasm at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, where spectators bundled up in blankets and sleeping bags and the giant char...
Nov 21, 2018
Amazon says error exposed customer names and emails
NEW YORK - Amazon says a technical error on its website exposed the names and email addresses of some customers. The online retail giant says it has fixed the issue and emailed those affected. Amazon ...
Nov 21, 2018
Man charged in killing, sexual assaults at religious store
ST. LOUIS - A suburban St. Louis man has been charged with killing one woman and sexually assaulting two others after herding them at gunpoint into the back room of a religious supplies shop. The arre...
Nov 21, 2018
Obama's book sells 1.4 million copies in a week
NEW YORK - Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” has become a massive hit. Crown Publishing told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the former first lady’s memoir has sold more than ...
Nov 21, 2018
Los Angeles prosecutor declines felony case against Avenatti
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles district attorney declined to prosecute attorney Michael Avenatti on felony domestic abuse charges on Wednesday and referred allegations that he roughed up his girlfriend...
Nov 21, 2018
Border Patrol agent acquitted in Mexican teen's 2012 death
PHOENIX - An Arizona jury on Wednesday acquitted a U.S. Border Patrol agent of manslaughter in the shooting of a Mexican teen through a border fence, sparking a protest in downtown Tucson following th...
Nov 21, 2018
Oil plunge could help US consumers, some emerging markets
FRANKFURT - Holiday shoppers should enjoy more spending power thanks to the recent sharp drop in oil prices, though cheaper energy could also weigh on the U.S. economy by dampening investment in shale...
Nov 21, 2018