Category Archives: World
US pending home sales rose 0.5 per cent in December
WASHINGTON - The pace of Americans signing contracts to buy homes increased for a third straight month in December, raising an index of pending home sales by 0.5 per cent. The National Association of ...
Jan 31, 2018
Markets Right Now: After a stumble, stocks end a bit higher
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4 p.m. Stock indexes ended slightly higher on Wall Street after overcoming a brief stumble in the afternoon. The dip Wedne...
Jan 31, 2018
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's claims in his State of Union address
WASHINGTON - The AP is fact-checking remarks from President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech. Here’s a look at some of the claims we’ve examined (quotations from the speech a...
Jan 31, 2018
Analysis: Trump speech puts emotion ahead of problem-solving
WASHINGTON - In vivid detail, President Donald Trump told stories of American heroism, heartbreak and tragedy in his emotionally charged first State of the Union. What he didn’t detail were solu...
Jan 31, 2018
Trump calls for optimism in spite of warnings of danger
WASHINGTON - Addressing a deeply divided nation, President Donald Trump summoned the country to a “new American moment” of unity in his first State of the Union, challenging Congress to ma...
Jan 31, 2018
Trump's clapping draws amusement, derision on social media
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s repeated clapping throughout his first State of the Union drew reactions from amusement to derision on social media. Trump’s applause during Tuesday n...
Jan 31, 2018
FBI clashes with Trump, has 'grave concerns' on Russia memo
WASHINGTON - In a remarkably public clash of wills with the White House, the FBI declared Wednesday it has “grave concerns” about the accuracy of a classified memo on the Russia election i...
Jan 31, 2018
Movie star Jolie working with NATO to combat sexual violence
BRUSSELS - Movie star Angelina Jolie says she and NATO’s chief have agreed on ways to help the military alliance better combat the use of sexual violence against women and children in conflict z...
Jan 31, 2018
Actor Scott Baio adamantly denies abusing underage co-star
NEW YORK - Scott Baio adamantly denies a claim that he sexually abused an underage “Charles in Charge” co-star and says she seduced him when she was 18 and legally an adult. On Tuesday, Ni...
Jan 31, 2018
Hawaii worker who sent false alert had problems but kept job
HONOLULU - Hawaii emergency management officials knew for years that an employee had problems performing his job. Then, he sent a false alert warning of an imminent missile attack earlier this month. ...
Jan 31, 2018