Category Archives: World
Search launched for missing cargo ship off Istanbul
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish authorities on Wednesday launched a search-and-rescue mission after a cargo ship disappeared in the Black Sea, near the coast of Istanbul, and is believed to have sunk, offici...
Nov 01, 2017
AP Interview: Wong says China rise means trade trumps rights
HONG KONG - Young Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong warned Wednesday that China’s rise means human rights are in increasingly greater danger of being overshadowed globally by business int...
Oct 31, 2017
Viewfinders unveil Tennessee fall colours for the colorblind
GATLINBURG, Tenn. - Tennessee tourism officials have installed viewfinders at three scenic spots, including an overlook in the Great Smoky Mountains, to help colorblind people see the fall foliage bur...
Oct 31, 2017
Dodgers beat Astros 3-1, force World Series to Game 7
LOS ANGELES - Joc Pederson sliced a drive over the left-field wall, pounded his chest and danced around the bases , taking as many twists and turns as this World Series itself. Of course, the Los Ange...
Oct 31, 2017
Pruitt guts EPA science panels, will appoint new members
WASHINGTON - The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday he intends to replace the outside experts that advise him on science and public health issues with new board members holding m...
Oct 31, 2017
7 arrests outside Yiannopoulos' speech at California college
FULLERTON, Calif. - Police arrested seven people after scuffles and at least one serious fight broke out between protesters and people attending a speech by conservative commentator Milo Yiannopoulos ...
Oct 31, 2017
Police fatally shoot man holding California teacher hostage
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A SWAT team shot and killed a man who held a 70-year-old first-grade teacher hostage at his daughter’s Southern California school during what his family said was an emotional...
Oct 31, 2017
House GOP leaders delay tax plan release amid changes
WASHINGTON - House Republicans, straining to make last-minute changes to their far-reaching tax proposal, on Tuesday delayed the rollout by a day after they failed to finalize the details. The plan pu...
Oct 31, 2017
Halloween parade marches on amid heavy security after attack
New York City’s always-surreal Halloween parade marched on Tuesday evening under the shadow of real fear, hours after a truck attack killed eight people on a busy city bike path in what authorit...
Oct 31, 2017
The Latest: Uber confirms terror suspect was a driver
NEW YORK - The Latest on a vehicle driving onto a bike path near the World Trade Center site and memorial (all times local): 12:15 a.m. Uber has confirmed that the man suspected of driving a vehicle d...
Oct 31, 2017