Category Archives: World
Adviser to EPA chief cited for federal banking violations
WASHINGTON - A high-ranking political appointee at the Environmental Protection Agency has been cited by federal financial regulators for unspecified violations while serving as the top executive at a...
Aug 28, 2017
North Korea: UN needs to discuss US-South Korea drills
North Korea wants to take its complaints about U.S. and South Korean military exercises to the U.N. Security Council, saying the annual manoeuvrs are recklessly provocative at a time when tensions are...
Aug 28, 2017
ACLU sues Trump over transgender military ban
Transgender soldiers, sailors, airmen and other members of the military, along with others who want to enlist, sued President Donald Trump on Monday, hoping the federal courts will stop him from preve...
Aug 28, 2017
North Korea fires missile over Japan in aggressive test
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea fired a ballistic missile from its capital Pyongyang that flew over Japan before plunging into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said Tuesday, an aggressive...
Aug 28, 2017
NYC hikes price of pack of cigarettes to $13, highest in US
NEW YORK - The price of a pack of cigarettes in New York City is going up - to at least $13 - and the number of places you can buy them is going down under legislation signed Monday by the mayor. The ...
Aug 28, 2017
Buffalo Bills player acquitted of Ohio weapon charge
CINCINNATI - Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Adolphus Washington has been acquitted of a weapons charge by an Ohio judge. The ruling that found Washington not guilty came Monday after a nonjury trial i...
Aug 28, 2017
Trump defends decision to pardon Arizona's Arpaio
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to pardon Joe Arpaio, calling the former Arizona sheriff a “patriot” who loves his country. Asked about his controversia...
Aug 28, 2017
NewsAlert: North Korea has fired an unidentified missile: report
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A South Korean news agency says North Korea has fired an unidentified missile. More to come. The Associated Press
Aug 28, 2017
Book with image claimed by racists pulled from distribution
BOSTON - An artist who created a cartoon frog that was appropriated by white racists has forced a Texas man to quit distributing a children’s book based on the character. Attorneys for artist Ma...
Aug 28, 2017
'Despacito' ties Mariah Carey's 16-week record at No. 1
NEW YORK - The ubiquitous hit song “Despacito” has tied Mariah Carey’s 16-week record at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Billboard announced Monday that Luis Fonsi’s song...
Aug 28, 2017