Category Archives: World
Catharsis brings Burning Man spirit to nation's capital
WASHINGTON - Coming soon to the National Mall: a 70-foot-long metal dragon on wheels that doubles as a stage. A wooden temple that will be set ablaze. And events called “cascading into compassio...
Nov 10, 2017
AP FACT CHECK: Trump hails 'new' VA as old problems persist
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump speaks with pride about the progress of his overhaul of health care for veterans, declaring that the Department of Veterans Affairs already “is a whole new pl...
Nov 10, 2017
Marine drill instructor gets 10 years for abusing recruits
RALEIGH, N.C. - A Marine Corps drill instructor was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for choking, punching or otherwise tormenting recruits, especially three Muslims - one of whom ultimately kil...
Nov 10, 2017
The gaping US trade gap: A sign of weakness? Not necessarily
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump ripped into one of his favourite targets Thursday in Beijing: The United States’ “shockingly” large trade deficit with China. “I blame past ...
Nov 10, 2017
Waitress accused of stealing $70K from ex-Steeler's eatery
PITTSBURGH - A waitress at a restaurant run by a retired Pittsburgh Steelers star is accused of stealing over $70,000 from the eatery. WPXI-TV reports Kimberly Cook was arrested Thursday on a charge o...
Nov 10, 2017
Louis C.K. says he misused his power and 'brought pain'
NEW YORK - With his career imploding over allegations of sexual misconduct, comedian Louis C.K. confessed Friday to masturbating in front of women and expressed remorse for wielding his influence R...
Nov 10, 2017
US Air Force official: Missile targeting Saudis was Iranian
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran manufactured the ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Shiite rebels toward the Saudi capital and remnants of it bore “Iranian markings,” the top U.S....
Nov 10, 2017
AP Interview: UNESCO chief says US "empty chair" can't last
PARIS - New UNESCO chief Audrey Azoulay has rebuked the U.S. for its decision to withdraw from the U.N. cultural body for alleged anti-Israel bias and says America is “affected by everythingR...
Nov 10, 2017
Swedish radio station: Pirate broadcaster plays ISIS song
STOCKHOLM - A Swedish radio station says a pirate broadcaster briefly broke into its Friday morning show and broadcast an English-language pop song urging Westerners to join the Islamic State group. J...
Nov 10, 2017
Report: IS leader may be in eastern Syrian city of Boukamal
BEIRUT - A media outlet linked to the Syrian military said Friday that the Islamic State group’s leader may be holed up in an IS pocket in the eastern town of Boukamal, which government forces a...
Nov 10, 2017