Category Archives: World
UN reviews 206 firms over their links to Israeli settlements
GENEVA - The U.N. human rights office said Wednesday that 206 companies - mostly Israeli and American - are facing a review of their business practices involving Israeli settlements, which are conside...
Jan 31, 2018
Alan Page exhibits slavery artifacts in time for Super Bowl
MINNEAPOLIS - An iron collar that kept slaves in bondage. A branding iron that marked human beings as someone’s property. A photograph of black babies captioned as “alligator bait.” ...
Jan 30, 2018
Israelis sue New Zealanders over Lorde boycott
JERUSALEM - An Israeli legal rights group said Wednesday it is suing two New Zealanders for allegedly convincing the pop singer Lorde to cancel her performance in Israel in what appears to be the firs...
Jan 30, 2018
Gambling regulators in 2 states reviewing Wynn allegations
BOSTON - Massachusetts gambling regulators are holding a special meeting Wednesday to discuss sexual misconduct allegations against casino magnate Steve Wynn, whose company is building a $2.4 billion ...
Jan 30, 2018
Sydney's Ferry McFerryface renamed after children's author
CANBERRA, Australia - A Sydney Harbor ferry christened Ferry McFerryface three months ago has been renamed after a political squabble. New South Wales Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew ...
Jan 30, 2018
First lady Melania Trump dons Dior for State of the Union
Melania Trump has chosen a cream-colored Christian Dior pantsuit for her first State of the Union address as first lady. The former fashion model paired the cropped-trouser suit with a white Dolce &am...
Jan 30, 2018
Court error unmasks person of interest in Las Vegas massacre
LAS VEGAS - A court error publicly revealed the name of a man identified as a person of interest in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Clark County District Court Judge Elissa Cadish ...
Jan 30, 2018
Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to keep open the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, marking a formal reversal of his predecessor’s eight-year effort to shu...
Jan 30, 2018
Ex-Navy commander pleads guilty in massive bribery case
SAN DIEGO - A former U.S. Navy commander has pleaded guilty to bribery and conspiracy in the latest fallout from a corruption case that spanned a decade and involved dozens of Navy officials. Federal ...
Jan 30, 2018
5 ideas win $10,000 each in Ohio opioid technology challenge
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Virtual reality, neural feedback and digital therapy were among five ideas to help solve the U.S. opioid crisis that won a global technology challenge on Tuesday. Winners were selecte...
Jan 30, 2018