Category Archives: World
Franken apologizes to woman who says he kissed, groped her
WASHINGTON - Minnesota Sen. Al Franken personally apologized to the woman who has accused him of forcibly kissing her and groping her during a 2006 USO tour, saying he remembers their encounter differ...
Nov 16, 2017
Small town Connecticut election decided by coin toss
BOLTON, Conn. - An election for the governing board of a small Connecticut town has been decided by a coin toss. The Journal-Inquirer reports that Republican Michael Eremita on Tuesday kept his seat o...
Nov 16, 2017
US industrial output climbed a healthy 0.9 pct. in October
WASHINGTON - U.S. industrial production jumped a solid 0.9 per cent in October as factory activity recovered from the impact of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The Federal Reserve said Thursday that manuf...
Nov 16, 2017
Actress Rose McGowan arraigned on cocaine charge
LEESBURG, Va. - Actress Rose McGowan was arraigned Thursday on a felony cocaine charge, days after she alleged in The New Yorker that the drugs may been planted to discredit her. One of the most outsp...
Nov 16, 2017
House OKs GOP tax bill in Trump win; Senate fate less clear
WASHINGTON - Republicans rammed a near $1.5 trillion package overhauling corporate and personal taxes through the House on Thursday, edging President Donald Trump and the GOP toward their first big le...
Nov 16, 2017
Egypt tries to avoid a fight as allies escalate against Iran
CAIRO - Egypt faces high expectations from Saudi Arabia and its other Gulf Arab benefactors that it will have their back as tensions rise with their rival Iran, including throwing the weight of its mi...
Nov 16, 2017
Cards Against Humanity says it's fighting border wall
HOUSTON - The party game Cards Against Humanity says it’s bought U.S.-Mexico border land and hired a lawyer to try to stop President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall. A promotion called...
Nov 16, 2017
After California shooting, residents seek police presence
RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, Calif. - Residents of a remote Northern California community terrorized by a mass shooting this week say they want more frequent patrols from sheriff’s deputies and expres...
Nov 16, 2017
Children quieted others at California school as gunman fired
RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, Calif. - Teacher Jennifer Bauman threw herself against a classroom door that wouldn’t lock right, terrified that the gunman shooting outside her small Northern California ...
Nov 16, 2017
Treasury head, wife mocked for photo of them holding money
WASHINGTON - A photo of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his wife posing with a sheet of new $1 bills - the first notes bearing his signature - is prompting people to poke fun at them online. The...
Nov 16, 2017