Category Archives: World
Despite setbacks and high court's ruling, unions show spark
Their membership has been declining for decades. They’ve been bedeviled by crippling new laws, and by a devastating U.S. Supreme Court decision just this week. From all appearances, it would see...
Jun 28, 2018
Ethiopia, Eritrea leaders to meet 'soon' in surprising thaw
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea will meet “soon” amid a surprising diplomatic thaw between the rival nations, Ethiopia’s top diplomat said Thursday, as an...
Jun 28, 2018
Photo shows Kristen Wiig in museum for "Wonder Woman" sequel
LOS ANGELES - Kristen Wiig doesn’t look much like a villain in a photo released for “Wonder Woman 1984.” Director Patty Jenkins on Wednesday tweeted the first look at Wiig as Wonder ...
Jun 28, 2018
Wineries hedge against climate change, move to cool climates
DALLAS, Ore. - When an Oregon valley famed for its wine heats up under the afternoon sun, Pacific Ocean winds rush through a dip in the mountains, cooling the grapes in Jeff Havlin’s vineyards. ...
Jun 28, 2018
Spotlight turns to GOP women in Supreme Court fight
WASHINGTON - A spotlight quickly focused on two Republican senators Thursday in the fight to come over President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomination - Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, whose...
Jun 28, 2018
Brazilian boy, 9, released to mom after US judge's order
CHICAGO - A Brazilian mother and 9-year-old son separated at the U.S.-Mexico border were together again Thursday after a federal judge in Chicago ordered the U.S. government to release the boy, in one...
Jun 28, 2018
Analysis: GOP's long-term Supreme Court strategy pays off
NEW YORK - Three years of political upheaval. Early morning Twitter blasts. Scores of startling headlines. For the Republican Party, all the chaos of the Trump era has been building toward a week like...
Jun 28, 2018
Hundreds of Syrians leave Lebanon for long-awaited reunions
ARSAL, Lebanon - Hundreds of displaced Syrians left Lebanon for their war-torn homeland Thursday in a repatriation that will reunite them with relatives they have not seen for years. But many of them ...
Jun 28, 2018
Korean Air chair questioned on suspicion of embezzlement
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Korean Air’s chairman apologized Thursday before being questioned by prosecutors investigating alleged wrongdoing by him and his family, deepening woes at South Korea...
Jun 28, 2018
Gorsuch shows how much 1 vote matters on Supreme court
WASHINGTON - Justice Neil Gorsuch’s role in his first full term on the Supreme Court offers a striking illustration of the difference a single justice can make, and why both sides are gearing up...
Jun 28, 2018