Category Archives: World
Strong but deep quake rattles New Zealand's North Island
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A strong but deep earthquake struck New Zealand’s North Island on Tuesday afternoon, causing Parliament to be briefly suspended as a precaution. There were no immediate...
Oct 29, 2018
Lion Air crash renews concerns about Indonesia airlines
The deadly crash of a Lion Air jet in the Java Sea has renewed questions about the safety of Indonesian airlines soon after U.S. and European regulators removed prohibitions against them. A growing mi...
Oct 29, 2018
Mexico referendum cancels partly built $13 billion airport
MEXICO CITY - Mexico’s president-elect said Monday he will respect the result of a referendum that rejected a partly built new airport for Mexico City, effectively ending the $13 billion project...
Oct 29, 2018
Keith Urban pays tribute to firefighter killed in storm
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Keith Urban paid tribute to a firefighter killed in a crash as the remnants of Hurricane Michael passed through Virginia. News outlets report that the country music star dedicat...
Oct 29, 2018
US government broadcaster to punish workers for Soros report
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government’s international broadcasting agency says it will discipline employees responsible for a television report on philanthropist George Soros that violated its profes...
Oct 29, 2018
Suit says New Hampshire lawmaker hit porn film maker
LOS ANGELES - A New Hampshire state lawmaker producing and starring in a porn film assaulted his business partner in California after he felt his scenes didn’t go well, according to a civil laws...
Oct 29, 2018
100s of Oregon 'witches' paddle down river, minus the brooms
PORTLAND, Ore. - Hundreds of “witches” traded in broomsticks for paddles in Oregon during the last weekend before Halloween. The costumed coven paddled six miles (10 kilometres) on boards ...
Oct 29, 2018
Concert will raise money for Hurricane Florence victims
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - A concert is set in South Carolina next month to raise money for Hurricane Florence victims. The 10-hour Hurricane Florence Benefit Concert is set Nov. 11 at the TicketReturn.com ...
Oct 29, 2018
Colorado lawsuit could ripple through US cannabis industry
DENVER - A federal trial in Colorado could have far-reaching effects on the United States’ budding marijuana industry if a jury sides with a couple who say having a cannabis business as a neighb...
Oct 29, 2018
Lawsuit: Trump misled investors in money-losing company
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump was accused in a lawsuit Monday of misleading salespeople who lost money in a multi-level marketing company that he endorsed in speeches and on “The Celebrity A...
Oct 29, 2018