Category Archives: World
AP Investigation: Buying local fish? It may not be true
MONTAUK, N.Y. - Caterers in Washington tweeted a photo of maroon sashimi appetizers served to 700 guests attending the governor’s inaugural ball last year. They were told the tuna was from Monta...
Jun 13, 2018
Volkswagen fined $1.2 billion in Germany over diesel scandal
BERLIN - Automaker Volkswagen said Wednesday that it’s being fined 1 billion euros ($1.18 billion) by German authorities in connection with the diesel emissions scandal. Volkswagen said in a sta...
Jun 13, 2018
Guatemala resumes search for victims of volcano eruption
GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemala’s disaster agency says it is resuming the search for bodies after a weeklong suspension at the Volcano of Fire. Conred spokesman David de Leon said Wednesday that resc...
Jun 13, 2018
AP Investigation: Fish billed as local isn't always local
MONTAUK, N.Y. - Even after winter storms left East Coast harbours thick with ice, some of the country’s top chefs and trendy restaurants were offering sushi-grade tuna supposedly pulled in fresh...
Jun 13, 2018
Michael Cohen hunts for new lawyers in FBI probe
NEW YORK - Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, is searching for a new legal team to represent him in an FBI investigation of his business dealings. A person familiar with th...
Jun 13, 2018
Watchdog: Sarin, chlorine likely used in Syria in March 2017
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The global chemical weapons watchdog says the nerve agent sarin and toxic chemical chlorine were “very likely” used as weapons in two attacks in central Syria in l...
Jun 13, 2018
Made-for-TV summit puts Trump the Showman in spotlight
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - From the staged handshake before a watching world, to the debut of an infomercial about an imagined North Korea, the summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong ...
Jun 13, 2018
Disney releases teaser trailer for 'Dumbo'
LOS ANGELES - Disney has released its first teaser trailer for Tim Burton’s remake of the classic “Dumbo.” The live-action film stars Danny DeVito, Colin Farrell, Alan Arkin, Eva Gre...
Jun 13, 2018
UK pub chain snubs Champagne, Prosecco ahead of Brexit
LONDON - A major U.K. pub chain will stop serving French Champagne, Italian Prosecco, and German wheat beers and offer more British drinks ahead of the country’s exit from the European Union. Ti...
Jun 13, 2018
Actor John Schneider released from jail in alimony dispute
LOS ANGELES - “Dukes of Hazard” star John Schneider is free hours after he was jailed for an alimony dispute. The 58-year-old Schneider was released from the Los Angeles County Jail on Tue...
Jun 13, 2018