Category Archives: World
$30 billion pledged in Kuwait at summit to rebuild Iraq
KUWAIT CITY - International donors pledged $30 billion to help rebuild Iraq after the war against the Islamic State group, Kuwait announced Wednesday, overcoming Western doubts and donor fatigue over ...
Feb 14, 2018
A Westminster wow: Bichon frise becomes America's top dog
NEW YORK - Flynn the bichon frise won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club on Tuesday night, a choice that seemed to surprise almost everyone in the packed crowd at Madison Square Garden. Fans ...
Feb 13, 2018
Prince Henrik, husband of Danish monarch, dies at age 83
COPENHAGEN - Prince Henrik, the French-born husband of Danish monarch Queen Margrethe who publicly vented his frustration at not being the social equal of his wife or their son in line to become Denma...
Feb 13, 2018
NOLA Police: 2 killed, 3 injured in Lower 9th Ward shooting
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Police Department was investigating the shooting deaths of two men Tuesday night just a couple of miles from Mardi Gras activities earlier in the day. Police spokeswoman ...
Feb 13, 2018
The Latest: Bichon frise wins best in show at Westminster
NEW YORK - The Latest on the Westminster Kennel Club dog show (all times local): 11:42 p.m. Flynn the bichon frise has won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club. The choice was a surprise to mos...
Feb 13, 2018
Passengers describe fear during California plane evacuation
LOS ANGELES - A small fire that broke out on a Southwest Airlines plane at a Southern California airport led to a confusing and sometimes chaotic evacuation, with some fearful travellers pushing each ...
Feb 13, 2018
Dozens of dolphins stranded in Mexico's Baja California Sur
MEXICO CITY - Mexican authorities say dozens of dolphins have been found stranded on a rocky beach along the coast of Baja California Sur state. The federal environmental protection agency says 54 of ...
Feb 13, 2018
Family who buried wrong man sues California county
LOS ANGELES - Relatives who thought they had buried their loved one only to find out he was alive 11 days after his funeral sued a California county Tuesday. The suit filed by Frank Kerrigan’s f...
Feb 13, 2018
ICE lawyer in Seattle charged with stealing immigrant IDs
SEATTLE - The chief counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Seattle has been charged with stealing immigrants’ identities. Raphael A. Sanchez, who resigned from the agency effect...
Feb 13, 2018
Leaping elk crashes low-flying research helicopter in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY - An elk leaped into a research helicopter that was trying to capture it and brought down the helicopter in a collision that also killed the elk, authorities said Tuesday. The elk jumpe...
Feb 13, 2018