Category Archives: World
Same-sex marriage supporter easily wins Costa Rica elections
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Voters gave a resounding no to an evangelical pastor who rose to political prominence by campaigning against same-sex marriage, allowing Costa Rica’s governing party to wi...
Apr 02, 2018
'This was like a war': Witnesses remember day MLK was shot
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Clara Ester’s eyes were fixed on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as he stood on the concrete balcony of the Lorraine Motel. King was in Memphis to support a sanitation workers&#...
Apr 02, 2018
'Miraculous': Teen survives 12 hours in Los Angeles sewage
LOS ANGELES - A 13-year-old boy was miraculously rescued Monday after falling into a river of sewage in Los Angeles, getting swept away and spending more than 12 hours in the city’s toxic and ma...
Apr 02, 2018
Prosecutor: Gunshots, not drug overdose, killed Maine woman
SKOWHEGAN, Maine - A prosecutor says two gunshots - not a heroin overdose - claimed the life of a woman whose husband is on trial for murder in Maine. Army veteran Luc Tieman first told investigators ...
Apr 02, 2018
Q&A: Things to know about US-South Korea war drills
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Another spring on the Korean Peninsula, another round of war games by the U.S. and South Korean militaries. This week’s drills, however, will feature a new and unusua...
Apr 02, 2018
Mexico candidate fights ruling party's tarnished image
MEXICO CITY - Jose Antonio Meade’s race for Mexico’s presidency so far has looked more like a slog through mud - a struggle to free himself from the scandal-stained reputation of the gover...
Apr 02, 2018
Ethiopia installs new PM amid hopes he can stop protests
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Young and outspoken Abiy Ahmed has been sworn in Monday as Ethiopia’s prime minister, amid hopes he will be able to quell the sustained anti-government protests that have...
Apr 02, 2018
In Missouri, GOP candidate for Senate walks Trump tightrope
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - He is one of the Republican Party’s most-prized recruits, a young U.S. Senate candidate with an outsider resume and a populist message designed to appeal equally to farmers...
Apr 02, 2018
Oklahoma teachers who just got raises rally for more funding
OKLAHOMA CITY - Thousands of Oklahoma teachers are expected to descend on the state capitol Monday to demand lawmakers approve more education funding just days after the Legislature did just that. But...
Apr 02, 2018
Italy's robot concierge a novelty on the way to better AI
PESCHIERA DEL GARDA, Italy - Robby Pepper can answer questions in Italian, English and German. Billed as Italy’s first robot concierge, the humanoid will be deployed all season at a hotel on the...
Apr 02, 2018