Category Archives: World
SUV's accelerator sticks at speeds up to 100 mph in Florida
VERO BEACH, Fla. - Florida state troopers managed to stop an SUV with a stuck accelerator after it travelled about 50 miles (80 kilometres) on Interstate 95 at speeds up to 100 mph (160 kph). A Florid...
Feb 13, 2018

Patriots player Gronkowski gives $25,000 to kids' hospital
PORTLAND, Maine - New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has visited a hospital in Maine to make a donation and meet with kids. Gronkowski, his father and two of his brothers delivered a $25,00...
Feb 13, 2018
Climber's death on popular Oregon peak underscores dangers
GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. - Oregon’s tallest peak rises above the streets of downtown Portland, its gorgeous snow-capped slopes luring 10,000 climbers a year. The picture postcard view of Mount Hood...
Feb 13, 2018

Off-duty Chicago police officer fatally shot during pursuit
CHICAGO - An off-duty police commander was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon in downtown Chicago after he spotted a man matching the radio description of an armed suspect officers were chasing on foot...
Feb 13, 2018
Man arrested in crash killing Colts LB charged in 2nd case
LEBANON, Ind. - A Guatemalan living illegally in the U.S. and charged in a drunken crash that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and another man has been charged in an unrelated case. ...
Feb 13, 2018

Israeli leader vows to carry on despite corruption charges
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to carry on Wednesday after police recommended indicting him on corruption charges, angrily dismissing the allegations and the critics calli...
Feb 13, 2018

'Captain' is new top dog at New York governor's mansion
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York’s first family has a new first dog. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced his new puppy Captain on Monday night at a meeting at the governor’s mansion with mayors...
Feb 13, 2018

Israel military court trial closed for Palestinian protester
Palestinian protester Ahed Tamimi went on trial behind closed doors in an Israeli military court Tuesday for slapping and punching two Israeli soldiers - the opening of a high-profile case against the...
Feb 13, 2018

Dutch foreign minister quits after lying about Putin meeting
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Dutch foreign affairs minister resigned Tuesday, a day after admitting that he lied about attending a meeting hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin more than a decade...
Feb 13, 2018

Reports: Russian contractors killed by US strike in Syria
MOSCOW - An unknown number of private Russian military contractors were killed by a U.S. strike in Syria, Russian media reported Tuesday in a development that could further inflame Russia-U.S. tension...
Feb 13, 2018