Category Archives: World

Helicopter crashes in NYC's East River, 5 passengers dead
NEW YORK - A private charter helicopter hired for a photo shoot crashed into New York City’s East River on Sunday night and flipped upside down in the water, killing all five passengers aboard, ...
Mar 11, 2018

'Black Panther,' 4 weeks in, tops 'A Wrinkle in Time'
LOS ANGELES - T’Challa still rules the box office four weeks in, even with the fresh rivalry of another Walt Disney Studios release in “A Wrinkle in Time.” “Black Panther”...
Mar 11, 2018

Saudi king establishes anti-corruption prosecution units
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia’s king has established special anti-corruption units of prosecutors to pursue embezzlement cases in the kingdom after a recent crackdown. King Salman’s ...
Mar 11, 2018

'Mr. Records' keeps Kenya's last vinyl music shop alive
NAIROBI, Kenya - Tucked into a busy market in Kenya’s capital is arguably the country’s last record store. “Real Vinyl Guru” has been open for 28 years and now enjoys the growi...
Mar 11, 2018

Correction: School Shooting-Florida story
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In a story March 11 about the NRA lawsuit following new sweeping gun reform in Florida, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the voting age is 21. It is 18. A corrected v...
Mar 11, 2018
Trump: Voters must support GOP in Pittsburgh-area House race
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - President Donald Trump told western Pennsylvania voters Saturday night that his new tariffs were saving the steel industry and urged them to send a Republican to the House so he c...
Mar 11, 2018
Sumatran tiger fatally attacks man in western Indonesia
PEKANBARU, Indonesia - A rare Sumatran tiger fatally attacked a man in the latest human-tiger conflict in a western Indonesian region plagued by widespread deforestation, officials said Sunday. The vi...
Mar 11, 2018

Pakistan activists say court ruling threatens minorities
ISLAMABAD - Rights activists in Pakistan expressed concern Sunday over a court ruling that would require people to declare their religion on all official documents, saying it could lead to the persecu...
Mar 11, 2018
French president pokes at Trump for leaving Paris accord
NEW DELHI - French President Emmanuel Macron took a jibe at President Donald Trump on Sunday for his decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement. Macron did not name Trump ...
Mar 11, 2018
Contamination in ex-spy case ups pressure on UK to act
SALISBURY, England - The health implications of the nerve agent attack on a Russian ex-spy and his adult daughter broadened Sunday after British officials said limited traces of contamination were fou...
Mar 11, 2018