Category Archives: World
Saudis' bolder moves to confront Iran echo across region
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia is more aggressively confronting its rival Iran on multiple fronts. It’s a policy that risks sharpening several conflicts in the Middle East, even thou...
Nov 07, 2017
NY Times calls Weinstein lawyer conduct inexcusable
NEW YORK - The New York Times on Tuesday called it inexcusable that lawyer David Boies’ firm tried to halt the newspaper’s investigation into sexual harassment charges against Hollywood mo...
Nov 07, 2017
Anti-gay-marriage clerk to seek re-election
FRANKFORT, Ky. - The Kentucky county clerk jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples will run for re-election in 2018, facing voters for the first time since her protest again...
Nov 07, 2017
Photographer Hedison emerges from celebrity shadow in Paris
PARIS - The mass bombings, shootings and other extremist attacks that have anguished Paris inspired American photographer Alexandra Hedison to exhibit her art in the emotionally winded city. “I ...
Nov 07, 2017
Pennsylvania State Police trooper shot during traffic stop
FOUNTAIN HILL, Pa. - A Pennsylvania State Police corporal clung to life Tuesday after he was shot three times during a gunfight with a motorist he’d tried to arrest for driving under the influen...
Nov 07, 2017
Democrats try to look forward but are still haunted by 2016
Time has not healed the Democratic party’s wounds. On Election Day 2016, Democrats suffered a devastating and shocking loss. A year later, they’re still sorting through the wreckage. The i...
Nov 07, 2017
Ask Brianna: What should I do if I think I'm underpaid?
“Ask Brianna” is a column from NerdWallet for 20-somethings or anyone else starting out. I’m here to help you manage your money, find a job and pay off student loans - all the real-w...
Nov 07, 2017
Democrats sweep Virginia, New Jersey governor's races
RICHMOND, Va. - Voters in Virginia and New Jersey gave Democratic gubernatorial candidates large victories Tuesday and sent a clear message of rebuke to Republican President Donald Trump. In Virginia&...
Nov 07, 2017
Lebanese fear PM's resignation was a Saudi power play
BEIRUT - Stunned Lebanese fear that Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s surprise resignation last weekend - announced from Saudi Arabia in a pre-recorded message - was a power play by the kingdom aimed...
Nov 07, 2017
Tweeter-in-chief ready to confront China's 'great firewall'
WASHINGTON - America’s tweeter-in-chief is set to face off bit-to-bit against China’s “great firewall.” President Donald Trump’s arrival in Beijing on Wednesday will serv...
Nov 07, 2017