Category Archives: World
Prosecutor: Suspects in N. Korean death are trained killers
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia - Two Southeast Asian women on trial for killing the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader are trained assassins who used “criminal force” to rub the tox...
Jun 28, 2018
Amid Harley feud, Trump hails economy at future factory site
MT. PLEASANT, Wis. - President Donald Trump highlighted his economic policies Thursday at the groundbreaking for a massive $10 billion FoxConn factory complex that may bring thousands of jobs to Wisco...
Jun 28, 2018
White police officer charged in fatal shooting of black teen
A white Pennsylvania police officer was charged with criminal homicide just eight days after fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager in the back in a case built quickly on the testimony of multiple...
Jun 28, 2018
Move over UPS truck: Amazon delivery vans to hit the street
SEATTLE - Your Amazon packages, which usually show up in a UPS truck, an unmarked vehicle or in the hands of a mail carrier, may soon be delivered from an Amazon van. The online retailer, wanting more...
Jun 28, 2018
China tries to defuse trade pressure, says world benefits
BEIJING - China’s government defended its trade record as a benefit to the world in a new effort Thursday to defuse U.S. and European pressure over market access and technology policy. A Cabinet...
Jun 28, 2018
Queen Elizabeth II 'under the weather,' cancels appearance
LONDON - Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II is feeling poorly and has cancelled a planned appearance. The palace said in a Thursday statement that the 92-year-old monarch “is feeling unde...
Jun 28, 2018
2 more Chilean bishops are out as pope cleans house
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Thursday accepted the resignations of two more Chilean bishops, the latest fallout from a sex abuse scandal whose scope and gravity were initially underestimated by the ...
Jun 28, 2018
Julia Roberts joins Instagram, makes first social media post
LOS ANGELES - Julia Roberts is getting social. The “Pretty Woman” star has joined Instagram and made her first ever social media post. It’s a photo of her sitting in grass wearing de...
Jun 28, 2018
Airstrikes pound southern Syria, causing thousands to flee
BEIRUT - Airstrikes pounded rebel-held areas in southwestern Syria on Thursday, killing at least 17 civilians in an underground shelter and driving thousands from their homes, as scores of displaced p...
Jun 28, 2018
Joe Jackson turned his children into stars, but at a price
NEW YORK - Joe Jackson once had his own dreams of success. He tried to be a boxer and then played guitar with a group called The Falcons. But he realized early on that there was an overwhelming pool o...
Jun 28, 2018