Category Archives: World
5.4 quake in southeast South Korea causes some minor damage
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A 5.4 magnitude earthquake shook South Korea’s southeastern coastal region Wednesday afternoon, breaking some windows and crumbling walls near the epicenter. No casua...
Nov 14, 2017
China sending envoy to North Korea following Trump visit
BEIJING - Following President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, China said Wednesday that it would send a high-level special envoy to North Korea amid an extended chill in relations between the n...
Nov 14, 2017
Democrats add to win column in deep-red Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY - Democrats added another win in the deep-red Oklahoma Legislature on Tuesday, continuing the minority party’s string of success and chipping away at the Republican Party’s h...
Nov 14, 2017
After 37 years, rule of Zimbabwe's Mugabe appears to be over
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe’s military was in control of the capital and the state broadcaster on Wednesday and was holding President Robert Mugabe and his wife under house arrest in what appear...
Nov 14, 2017
Harvey Weinstein sued for sexual battery by actress
LOS ANGELES - An unnamed actress has sued Harvey Weinstein alleging he committed sexual battery against her in Beverly Hills hotel rooms in 2015 and 2016 after she agreed to meet the producer to discu...
Nov 14, 2017
Sessions denies lying on Russia, pleads hazy memory
WASHINGTON - A defiant Attorney General Jeff Sessions told Congress on Tuesday he never lied under oath about Russian interference in the 2016 election and said sleep deprivation and the “chaos&...
Nov 14, 2017
House to adopt mandatory anti-sexual harassment training
WASHINGTON - Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that the House will require anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training for all members and their staffs. The announcement came just hours after a hear...
Nov 14, 2017
People names Blake Shelton its Sexiest Man Alive 2017
NEW YORK - People magazine named Blake Shelton its Sexiest Man Alive for 2017 on Tuesday, but it took some convincing by his girlfriend Gwen Stefani to get her guy on board. The country music supersta...
Nov 14, 2017
Venezuelan telecoms regulator to monitor social media posts
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela’s government is extending its authority over the telecommunications sector to include social media websites. Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez said Monday th...
Nov 14, 2017
Trump expected to significantly reduce 2 Utah monuments
SALT LAKE CITY - President Donald Trump is expected to significantly downsize two sprawling Utah national monuments that protect more than 3 million acres of the state’s red rock country, Utah S...
Nov 14, 2017