Category Archives: World
University of Florida says no to white nationalist event
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The University of Florida on Wednesday denied a request by a group headed by white nationalist Richard Spencer to rent space on the campus for a September event and his supporters ...
Aug 16, 2017
View from the street: Police stood by as adversaries fought
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - It started with threats, taunting and racial slurs, and escalated to total pandemonium - hand-to-hand combat in the streets of Charlottesville. White nationalists and counterdem...
Aug 16, 2017
Charlottesville victim's mother urges 'righteous action'
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The mother of the young woman mowed down while protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville urged mourners at a memorial service Wednesday to “make my childR...
Aug 16, 2017
Manchester Arena to reopen next month with memorial concert
LONDON - Noel Gallagher will headline a concert in honour of victims of the Manchester Arena bombing, as the venue reopens next month for the first time since the deadly attack. The former Oasis front...
Aug 16, 2017
US home construction slumped in July
WASHINGTON - Homebuilders pulled back sharply on construction of apartment complexes in July, causing housing starts to tumble to a three-month low. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that housing...
Aug 16, 2017
Rainie Yang stars in Taiwanese horror sequel 'Tag Along 2'
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwanese singer and actress Rainie Yang stars in “The Tag Along 2,” a sequel to the 2015 hit that’s loosely based on a ghostly urban legend in Taiwan about a little...
Aug 16, 2017
Trump isolation growing as business panels dismantled
NEW YORK - With corporate chieftains fleeing, President Donald Trump abruptly dismantled two of his White House business councils Wednesday -an attempt to manage his increasing isolation and the conti...
Aug 16, 2017
'Please don't let her be dead': man who saved fiancee
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - With tires screeching and bodies flying, Marcus Martin shoved his fiancee out of the way of a car charging through a crowd of peaceful protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia. M...
Aug 16, 2017
Trump leaves top strategist's future in limbo: 'We'll see'
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump is saying “we’ll see what happens” with top strategist Steve Bannon. The president refused to express confidence in Bannon during an impromptu news ...
Aug 16, 2017
SKorea looks to jumpstart diplomacy in NKorea standoff
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - In an effort to jumpstart diplomacy, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday he would consider sending a special envoy to North Korea for talks if the North stops ...
Aug 16, 2017