Category Archives: World
GOP's Cox faces tough slog in race for California governor
LOS ANGELES - Republican John Cox thinks high taxes, a high cost of living and a growing housing crisis give him an opening to take on Democrat Gavin Newsom in the fight to be California’s next ...
Jun 06, 2018
Kim's charm offensive may benefit his army if sanctions ease
TOKYO - While raising hopes for denuclearization and a peace treaty to finally end the Korean War, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s newly found focus on diplomacy comes with an ironic flipside:...
Jun 06, 2018
Some Brazil 'Zika kids' try school, others fight to survive
FREI MIGUELINHO, Brazil - On Tuesdays, 18-month-old Joaquim Santos spends an hour sitting by himself in a corner of a special needs classroom in this small city in northeast Brazil, one of the country...
Jun 06, 2018
At Guatemala volcano, time running out for rescue chances
SAN MIGUEL LOS LOTES, Guatemala - Emergency crews pulled more bodies from what remained of villages devastated by the eruption of Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire on Wednesday, but time was quickly r...
Jun 06, 2018
Aide who dismissed McCain could resurface in administration
WASHINGTON - A West Wing aide who dismissed the concerns of cancer-stricken Sen. John McCain could resurface in a new role after leaving her White House job. Kellyanne Conway, a counsellor to Presiden...
Jun 06, 2018
Giuliani: Trump forced North Korea's Kim to beg for meeting
JERUSALEM - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday boasted that Donald Trump’s tough line had forced the North Korean leader to beg to re-schedule a high-profile summit after the presi...
Jun 06, 2018
China institutes on US campus: Fount of learning or threat?
WASHINGTON - On college campuses in virtually every state across the U.S., the Chinese government supports more than 100 institutes that teach language and culture. For university students like Moe Le...
Jun 06, 2018
Group of 10 senators challenge Trump over tariffs
WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of 10 senators introduced longshot legislation Wednesday that would require Congress to sign off on tariffs imposed in the name of national security, defying President ...
Jun 06, 2018
Trump asks why IG report on Clinton emails is taking so long
WASHINGTON - Eager to begin another assault on the credibility of those investigating him, President Donald Trump said he wants to know “what is taking so long” with an internal Justice De...
Jun 06, 2018
Emails: Pruitt told staffer to handle another personal chore
WASHINGTON - Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt had an agency staffer reach out to Chick-fil-A on government email about a “potential business opportunity,” emails show. Th...
Jun 06, 2018