Category Archives: World
Report: Coal's tipping point near, but climate goals are not
BILLINGS, Mont. - Declines in coal power plant construction in China, India and the U.S. are projected to push the heavily-polluting fuel over the edge- but not fast enough to meet international clima...
Mar 21, 2018
Lawmakers release huge budget; big military, domestic boosts
WASHINGTON - Congressional leaders finalized a sweeping $1.3 trillion budget bill Wednesday that substantially boosts military and domestic spending but leaves behind young immigrant “Dreamers,&...
Mar 21, 2018
Human remains found at Texas chemical plant explosion site
CRESSON, Texas - Human remains have been found in the wreckage of a North Texas chemical plant nearly a week after a worker went missing following an explosion and fire. In a statement, Hood County Fi...
Mar 21, 2018
Facebook's Zuckerberg apologizes for 'major breach of trust'
NEW YORK - Breaking five days of silence, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized for a “major breach of trust,” admitted mistakes and outlined steps to protect user data in light of a pri...
Mar 21, 2018
Police: Mom arrested after video of smoking baby goes viral
RALEIGH, N.C. - A video of an infant smoking a small cigar set off outrage on social media that helped North Carolina authorities identify and arrest the mother. A version of the video that’s re...
Mar 21, 2018
Background check measure on guns included in spending bill
WASHINGTON - A modest measure strengthening the federal background check system for gun purchases will be included in the $1.3 trillion government spending bill being negotiated by congressional leade...
Mar 21, 2018
US to consider Pacific Trade re-entry after other priorities
SANTIAGO, Chile - The United States will consider rejoining a sweeping free trade agreement of Pacific Rim countries after it deals with other priorities, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said W...
Mar 21, 2018
Elon Musk's Tesla pay package could net him $50 billion
DETROIT - Shareholders of electric car and solar panel maker Tesla Inc. have approved an ambitious pay package for iconic CEO Elon Musk that could net him more than $50 billion if he meets lofty miles...
Mar 21, 2018
NBC documentary looks at images that propelled civil rights
NEW YORK - Gruesome images of a lynched Emmett Till were seared into the minds of many black Americans in 1955 and helped lead to the modern civil rights movement. But few whites knew of their existen...
Mar 21, 2018
'N Sync to reunite to receive star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
NEW YORK - ‘N Sync is finally reuniting - but not for new music or a tour. The boy band will earn a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 30. Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Joey...
Mar 21, 2018