Category Archives: World
Manuscript of man who fatally shot Oswald up for auction
BOSTON - A manuscript penned by the man who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is up for auction. Boston-based RR Auction says the 24-page manu...
Nov 06, 2017
California inmates sought in brazen courthouse escape
SAN FRANCISCO - Two men charged with tying up employees at gunpoint during a cellphone store robbery made a dramatic escape Monday from a suburban Silicon Valley courthouse, fleeing in a car waiting o...
Nov 06, 2017
Police officer acquitted in fatal traffic dispute shooting
NEW YORK - A New York City police officer charged with killing an unarmed man in an apparent road rage shooting was acquitted of murder and manslaughter on Monday. A Brooklyn jury returned the verdict...
Nov 06, 2017
UN condemns violence in Myanmar forcing Rohingyas to flee
The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a statement Monday strongly condemning the violence that has caused more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee from Myanmar to Bangladesh, a significant ...
Nov 06, 2017
New podcast focuses on 2 Klan killings in 1964 Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. - A new podcast examines the 1964 killings of two young black men by Ku Klux Klan members in Mississippi. The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. released “Someone Knows Something: Dee an...
Nov 06, 2017
Air Force failed to submit Texas shooter's criminal history
WASHINGTON - The Air Force failed to report the accused Texas church shooter’s domestic violence conviction to the FBI as required by Pentagon rules, officials said Monday. The lapse prompted th...
Nov 06, 2017
Trump: 'Great confidence' in Saudi anti-corruption push
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump expressed “great confidence” in Saudi leaders Monday amid what the kingdom describes as an ongoing anti-corruption push, writing in a tweet, “They...
Nov 06, 2017
Fox cancels airing of ad saying Trump should be impeached
NEW YORK - Fox News Channel says it won’t air any more ads from a wealthy Democratic donor advocating President Donald Trump’s impeachment due its viewers’ strong negative reaction. ...
Nov 06, 2017
Florida State suspends Greek life following alcohol death
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State University indefinitely suspended its 55 fraternities and sororities Monday after the alcohol-related death of a freshman pledge and cocaine charges for another frate...
Nov 06, 2017
Family to get $4.8M in crash involving 'Melrose' actress
SOMERVILLE, N.J. - The family of a woman killed in a 2010 crash involving a “Melrose Place” actress will receive a $4.8 million settlement. NJ.com reports most of the money will come from ...
Nov 06, 2017