Category Archives: World
US: No sanctions relief before North Korea denuclearizes
BEIJING - The United States will not ease sanctions against North Korea until it denuclearizes, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday, as he reassured key Asian allies that President Donald Tru...
Jun 14, 2018
Strong Pennsylvania storm damages businesses, overturns cars
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - A strong storm pounded parts of Pennsylvania, damaging numerous businesses in a shopping plaza, overturning cars and downing trees and power lines. The storm struck the Wilkes-Barr...
Jun 13, 2018
Rebel Wilson has Australian defamation payout slashed
MELBOURNE, Australia - Rebel Wilson has had her record 4.6 million Australian dollar ($3.5 million) damages award in a defamation case slashed to AU$600,000 ($454,000) after a magazine publisher appea...
Jun 13, 2018
Magnitude 5.3 quake rattles Panama; no damage reported
PANAMA CITY - Panama has been rattled by a moderate magnitude 5.3 earthquake, but officials say there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey says Wednesday evening&...
Jun 13, 2018
Science Says: What happens when researchers make mistakes
Everyone makes mistakes, but when scientists do, the remedy goes far beyond saying you’re sorry. Two fresh examples show how some journals and universities react when the need arises to set the ...
Jun 13, 2018
Woman says Mormon church knew of her abuser's history
SALT LAKE CITY - A woman who says a former Mormon missionary leader raped her in the 1980s accused church officials in a new court filing this week of knowing about the man’s prior sexual miscon...
Jun 13, 2018
No Coke, no Pepsi: Bottlers leave Mexican city hit by crime
MEXICO CITY - Mexicans are among the biggest soda drinkers in the world, so residents of the southern city of Ciudad Altamirano were hit hard when first Coca-Cola then Pepsi closed their distribution ...
Jun 13, 2018
Celebrity deaths force media to examine suicide reporting
NEW YORK - The deaths of designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain have caused media organizations to look at how they cover suicide and whether more could be done to prevent copycat kil...
Jun 13, 2018
NASA rover knocked out as gigantic dust storm envelops Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA’s seemingly unstoppable Mars rover Opportunity has been knocked out by a gigantic dust storm that is enveloping the red planet and blotting out the sun. Officials sai...
Jun 13, 2018
Primary election lesson for GOP: Don't cross the president
WASHINGTON - Don’t cross President Donald Trump. That’s the lesson many Republicans are drawing from Rep. Mark Sanford’s surprise defeat Tuesday in his primary election in South Caro...
Jun 13, 2018