Category Archives: World
Judge upholds Monsanto verdict, cuts award to $78 million
SAN FRANCISCO - A Northern California judge on Monday upheld a jury’s verdict that found Monsanto’s weed killer caused a groundskeeper’s cancer, but she slashed the amount of money t...
Oct 23, 2018
Jury selected for border agent's 2nd trial in teen's killing
TUCSON, Ariz. - Federal prosecutors will once again try a U.S. Border Patrol agent who killed a 16-year-old boy in a cross-border shooting. The agent was acquitted earlier this year of murder, but a j...
Oct 23, 2018
Anywhere but Washington: Why DC stories rarely film in DC
WASHINGTON - It’s a hobby among District of Columbia locals: Picking apart glaring geographic and architectural inaccuracies in movies and television shows set in Washington. One of the most fam...
Oct 23, 2018
Forest Service keeps tabs on bugs that threaten fir forests
LEWISTON, Idaho - State and federal entomologists are tracking the spread of a tiny invasive insect that feeds on fir forests. The Lewiston Tribune reports the Idaho Department of Lands says the balsa...
Oct 23, 2018
Queen Elizabeth II hosts Dutch king and queen at palace
LONDON - The Dutch king and queen on Tuesday began a state visit to Britain that will include full ceremonial honours and a gala banquet. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands were...
Oct 23, 2018
Turkish president: Saudis must name masterminds of killing
ISTANBUL - Saudi Arabia must identify those who ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and turn over the suspects for trial, the Turkish president said Tuesday in remarks that carefully ratc...
Oct 23, 2018
VP Pence: Khashoggi's death will not go without US response
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Mike Pence said Tuesday that the death of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi “will not go without an American response” and that the CIA director was in Turkey to rev...
Oct 22, 2018
Bangladesh publisher arrested on defamation charges
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A prominent lawyer and newspaper publisher who is tied to Bangladesh’s political opposition was denied bail Tuesday after his arrest on defamation charges, heightening concer...
Oct 22, 2018
Man whose flatulence ended police interview pleads guilty
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A man whose excessive flatulence forced a police detective to cut shot an interrogation has pleaded guilty to federal gun and drug charges. The Kansas City Star reports that 25-year...
Oct 22, 2018
'Wonder Woman' sequel pushed back to summer 2020
LOS ANGELES - The world will have to wait a little longer for the “Wonder Woman” sequel, which will now arrive in theatres in summer 2020. Warner Bros. announced Monday that “Wonder ...
Oct 22, 2018