Category Archives: World
Thurber House announces 2018 finalists for humour prize
COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio-based non-profit named for humorist James Thurber has announced the finalists for the country’s top humour writing prize. Thurber House, the boyhood home of Thurber, ser...
Oct 15, 2018
Russian Orthodox Church breaks ties with Orthodoxy's leader
MOSCOW - The Russian Orthodox Church decided Monday to sever ties with the leader of the worldwide Orthodox community after his decision to grant Ukrainian clerics independence from the Moscow Patriar...
Oct 15, 2018
In posthumous message, Hawking says science under threat
LONDON - Stephen Hawking spoke from beyond the grave Monday to warn the world that science and education are under threat around the world. The words of the scientist, who died in March at 76, were br...
Oct 15, 2018
Court tosses DeLorean widow's 'Back to the Future' lawsuit
NEWARK, N.J. - A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the widow of automaker John DeLorean over royalties stemming from the “Back to the Future” movies. Sally DeLorean claimed ...
Oct 15, 2018
US eyes military bases for coal, gas exports
BILLINGS, Mont. - The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military bases or other federal properties as transit points for shipments of U.S. coal and natural gas to Asia as officials ...
Oct 15, 2018
US retail sales edged up in September
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer spending edged up a slight 0.1 per cent in September, a disappointing performance in which rebounding auto sales were offset by weakness in other areas. But a category of re...
Oct 15, 2018
Hurricane aftermath: Families worry about missing loved ones
PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Joanne Garone Behnke has replayed every possible scenario in her mind a hundred times. Maybe her 79-year-old aunt sought shelter at the sturdy condo nearby that survived Hurricane ...
Oct 15, 2018
New tropical storm brings rains to central Mexican coast
MEXICO CITY - Newly formed Tropical Storm Tara soaked parts of west-central Mexico with heavy rains Monday as it drifted off the country’s Pacific coast. Forecasters said precipitation from the ...
Oct 15, 2018
Sen. Warren: DNA test shows I have Native American heritage
BOSTON - Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday released the results of a DNA analysis that she said indicated that she has some Native American heritage, a rebuttal to President Donald Trump, who has long m...
Oct 15, 2018
Children of Islamic State group live under a stigma in Iraq
KIRKUK, Iraq - A family of six lost children lives quietly in a small apartment among strangers in this northern Iraqi city. The “man of the house,” an 18-year-old, heads out each morning ...
Oct 15, 2018