Category Archives: World
Global summit rebukes Trump, cheers on work to aid climate
SAN FRANCISCO - Thousands of mayors, climate activists and business leaders from around the world descended Thursday on San Francisco to cheer on efforts to reduce global warming, even after U.S. Pres...
Sep 13, 2018
VW to stop making iconic Beetle next summer
DETROIT - After selling it on and off in the U.S. for nearly seven decades, Volkswagen has decided to squash its iconic Beetle. The company’s American unit announced Thursday that it would end g...
Sep 13, 2018
Congress passes spending deal, bids to avert gov't shutdown
WASHINGTON - Moving to head off a government shutdown that neither party wants, Congress has overwhelmingly approved a compromise spending bill and pledged agreement on a short-term bill to fund the g...
Sep 13, 2018
Fed member sees gradual interest rates hikes in short term
JACKSON, Miss. - Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic said Thursday that he believes growth remains strong despite uncertainty over trade tensions, and he expects interest rates to co...
Sep 13, 2018
Sex-trafficking case against self-help group could expand
NEW YORK - A federal prosecutor says there could be more criminal charges brought against the leader of a purported self-help group who’s accused of forcing women into having unwanted sex. Assis...
Sep 13, 2018
Prince Edward visits New Jersey university for court tennis
LAKEWOOD, N.J. - Britain’s Prince Edward has visited a New Jersey university to play a centuries-old form of tennis and accept an honorary degree. The Earl of Wessex, the youngest of Queen Eliza...
Sep 13, 2018
Everyone wants answers: State, feds hunt for gas blast cause
LAWRENCE, Mass. - Investigators worked Friday to pinpoint the cause of a series of fiery natural gas explosions that killed a teen driver in his car just hours after he got his license, injured at lea...
Sep 13, 2018
Rascals' guitarist Cornish recovering with pacemaker
BILLINGS, Mont. - A publicist says Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Gene Cornish of The Rascals had a pacemaker implanted after collapsing on stage during a Montana concert. Melissa Kucirek said...
Sep 13, 2018
Cosby prosecutor opposes defence bid to have judge step down
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The prosecutor in Bill Cosby’s sex-assault case is opposing the actor’s demand that the trial judge step down before this month’s sentencing. Cosby’s lawyers ...
Sep 13, 2018
Olivia Munn thanks support from outside 'Predator' family
LOS ANGELES - Despite knowing she could be facing a big backlash, actress Olivia Munn nonetheless blew the whistle on a fellow actor after she learned he was a registered sex offender. Her actions - a...
Sep 13, 2018