Category Archives: World
Judge blocks US from ending protections for some immigrants
SAN FRANCISCO - A judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from ending protections that allowed immigrants from four countries to live and work legally in the United States, saying the move...
Oct 03, 2018
California gas tax repeal campaign seeks federal inquiry
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Leaders of a campaign to repeal California’s recent gas tax increase asked the federal government this week to investigate their claims that public resources have been used ...
Oct 03, 2018
Amazon to cut bonuses, stock benefits as it raises wages
NEW YORK - Amazon made a big splash this week with its $15 an hour minimum wage announcement, but lost in the fine print: Existing warehouse workers will no longer receive stock in the company or coll...
Oct 03, 2018
Barnes & Noble reviewing offers to sell company
NEW YORK - The board of Barnes and Noble says it is reviewing the company’s future after several parties expressed interest in buying it. The company said Wednesday that its board appointed a sp...
Oct 03, 2018
Suspect in shooting of 7 officers bragged about gun skills
FLORENCE, S.C. - The Vietnam veteran and disbarred lawyer accused of shooting seven law enforcement officers, killing one, bragged online about his marksmanship and love for the “smell of gunpow...
Oct 03, 2018
Kavanaugh had the edge over his accuser in TV audience size
NEW YORK - Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has the edge over accuser Christine Blasey Ford in television audience size. The Nielsen company says the audience for Kavanaugh’s testimony duri...
Oct 03, 2018
Police boost security at Capitol amid tension over Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON - The impassioned fight over whether to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court has led to heightened security at the Capitol, with some senators using police escorts to shield them fr...
Oct 03, 2018
Probes of Trump taxes carry potential for millions in fines
NEW YORK - Though President Donald Trump insists he did nothing wrong on his taxes, experts say he could be on the hook for tens of millions of dollars in civil fines if state and federal authorities ...
Oct 03, 2018
McConnell sets Friday test vote on Kavanaugh nomination
WASHINGTON - The Senate braced for a crucial initial vote Friday on Brett Kavanaugh’s tottering Supreme Court nomination after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set his polarized chamber on a sche...
Oct 03, 2018
Prosecutors want botched music fest promoter to get prison
NEW YORK - Prosecutors say the promoter of a botched, highly publicized music festival in the Bahamas should serve over 15 years in prison. The government delivered its arguments prior to the sentenci...
Oct 03, 2018