Category Archives: World
Asian retailer Lotte accepts resignation from jailed co-CEO
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Asian retail and chewing gum giant Lotte has accepted the resignation of its co-CEO after he was convicted of bribery and embezzlement in a wide-ranging corruption scandal ...
Feb 21, 2018
Satellite launch from California is delayed
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A SpaceX satellite launch from California that could create a spectacular aerial display has been delayed. The Falcon 9 rocket carrying an Earth observation satelli...
Feb 21, 2018

Prosecutor-turned-TV personality fined for driving 95 mph
NICHOLS, N.Y. - Fox News personality and former New York prosecutor Jeanine Pirro has pleaded guilty to driving 95 mph in a 65 mph zone. Authorities previously said that a state trooper clocked Pirro&...
Feb 21, 2018
Angry teens swarm into Florida Capitol; demand new gun laws
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A week after a shooter slaughtered 17 people in a Florida high school, thousands of protesters, including many angry teenagers, swarmed into the state capitol on Wednesday, calling...
Feb 21, 2018
US doing little to combat Russia meddling in next elections
WASHINGTON - The Russians are going to try it again. Even President Donald Trump’s intelligence chiefs say so. But with congressional primaries just two weeks away, the U.S. has done little to a...
Feb 21, 2018

Hospitals overwhelmed by bombing blitz of Damascus suburbs
BEIRUT - Doctors in Syria’s rebel-controlled suburbs of Damascus said Wednesday they were unable to keep up with the staggering number of casualties, amid a ferocious bombing campaign by governm...
Feb 21, 2018

'Fix it!' Gun violence plea to Trump from students, parents
WASHINGTON - Spilling out wrenching tales of lost lives and stolen security, students and parents appealed to President Donald Trump on Wednesday to set politics aside and protect America’s scho...
Feb 21, 2018
Bahrain sentences prominent activist to 5 years in prison
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A prominent human rights activist in Bahrain was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison over tweets alleging prison torture in his country and misconduct in Saudi Ar...
Feb 21, 2018
Bicyclist blames Waze for directing him into Lincoln Tunnel
NEW YORK - A New York City bicyclist delivering Chinese food is blaming the Waze navigation app for directing him into the busy Lincoln Tunnel, where bikes are banned. A Port Authority of New York and...
Feb 20, 2018

State Department says NKorea passed up meeting with Pence
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Mike Pence was all set to hold a history-making meeting with North Korean officials during the Winter Olympics in South Korea, but Kim Jong Un’s government cancelled ...
Feb 20, 2018