Category Archives: World
Sandy Hook families file suit against Infowars' Alex Jones
HARTFORD, Conn. - The families of two children slain in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre have filed lawsuits against right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for claiming the ...
Apr 18, 2018
Study: Diamond from the sky may have come from 'lost planet'
BERLIN - Fragments of a meteorite that fell to Earth about a decade ago provide compelling evidence of a lost planet that once roamed our solar system, according to a study published Tuesday. Research...
Apr 18, 2018
Trump, Abe fail to agree on US tariff exemption for Japan
PALM BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday they had failed to reach a deal that would exempt Japan from new U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, as Abe...
Apr 18, 2018
Bill to protect special counsel is scuttled by McConnell
WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has thwarted a bipartisan effort to protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s job, saying he will not hold a floor vote on the legislation even...
Apr 18, 2018
Supreme Court strikes down as vague part of immigration law
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Tuesday that part of a federal law that makes it easier to deport immigrants who have been convicted of crimes is too vague to be enforced. The court’s 5-4 de...
Apr 18, 2018
Legislators seek more oversight after deadly prison violence
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Twenty South Carolina prisoners have been killed at the hands of fellow inmates in the past 16 months. The staggering amount of violence, which includes the gang-fueled bloodshed that...
Apr 18, 2018
Comic Rebel Wilson fights appeal of her $3.6M defamation win
MELBOURNE, Australia - Rebel Wilson returned to court on Wednesday to fight a magazine publisher’s appeal of an order to pay the Australian actress a record 4.6 million Australian dollars ($3.6 ...
Apr 18, 2018
Mudslide survivors find hope in recovered belongings
LOS ANGELES - When a torrent of mud crashed through Mari Mitchel’s bedroom in Southern California three months ago, it carried away everything from massive pieces of antique family furniture to ...
Apr 18, 2018
Russian sex guru, follower blame US for continued detention
PATTAYA, Thailand - A Russian sex guru and his followers, one of whom claims to have evidence of Moscow’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, were acquitted Tuesday of violating...
Apr 18, 2018
Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president
SANTA CLARA, Cuba - Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba a...
Apr 18, 2018