Category Archives: World
Exiled jurists hear graft claims against Venezuela's Maduro
BOGOTA - A group of exiled Venezuelan jurists met in Colombia’s capital Tuesday to hear corruption allegations against President Nicolas Maduro, launching a symbolic process that could further t...
Apr 03, 2018
US proposes tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Tuesday escalated its aggressive actions on trade by proposing 25 per cent tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports to protest Beijing’s policies that r...
Apr 03, 2018
Cool jazz: Bowhead whales improvise when singing, study says
WASHINGTON - Some whales are taking jazz riffs to new depths. For the first time, scientists have eavesdropped year-round on the songs of bowhead whales, the little-heard whales that roam the Arctic u...
Apr 03, 2018
Lawyer for Marlins pitcher: Boat crash investigation flawed
MIAMI - An attorney for the late Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez says he was unfairly blamed by investigators for the 2016 crash that killed him and two others. The Sun Sentinel reports that atto...
Apr 03, 2018
Family seeks justice for youngest bridge collapse victim
MIAMI - The parents of the youngest victim killed by a collapsed bridge in Miami said Tuesday they want justice for their daughter, describing her as a selfless teenager with ambitions of becoming a l...
Apr 03, 2018
NewsAlert: YouTube shooting investigated as domestic dispute, sources say
SAN BRUNO, Calif. - Two law enforcement sources tell The Associated Press that the YouTube shooting is being investigated as a domestic dispute. Police and witnesses say a woman opened fire at the com...
Apr 03, 2018
Daffy idea? Wisconsin voter wants to bring ducks to election
MADISON, Wis. - A voter in a tiny northeast Wisconsin town wants to bring ducks to the polling station along with a sign that reads: “If you don’t vote, you can’t squawk.” Winn...
Apr 03, 2018
Trump to decide 'very quickly' on US pullout from Syria
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he expects to decide “very quickly” whether to remove U.S. troops from war-torn Syria, saying their primary mission was to defeat the ...
Apr 03, 2018
Police: YouTube shooter was calm in interview before attack
MENIFEE, Calif. - Just hours before she shot and wounded three people at YouTube headquarters, Nasim Aghdam calmly told police who found her sleeping in her car that she was having family problems and...
Apr 03, 2018
Man who threw banana peel at Dave Chappelle sues comedian
SANTA FE, N.M. - A man who threw a banana peel at Dave Chappelle during a 2015 performance in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is suing the comedian and a man presumed to be his bodyguard. Christian Englander...
Apr 03, 2018