Category Archives: World
'Out for blood': Man arrested in plan to bomb Oklahoma bank
OKLAHOMA CITY - A 23-year-old man who was “out for blood” when he attempted to detonate what he believed was an explosives-laden van outside an Oklahoma bank in a plot similar to the deadl...
Aug 14, 2017
Japanese siblings accept WWII soldier's flag from US veteran
HIGASHISHIRAKAWA, Japan - The former U.S. Marine knew the calligraphy-covered flag he took from a fallen Japanese soldier 73 years ago was more than a keepsake of World War II. When Marvin Strombo fin...
Aug 14, 2017
Business leaders quit Trump panel; he hits back hard
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday ripped into business leaders who resigned from his White House jobs panel - the latest sign that corporate America’s romance with Trump is falterin...
Aug 14, 2017
Lag in Trump's condemnation frustrates Iowa GOP Sen. Ernst
FORT DODGE, Iowa - Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst expressed frustration Monday that it took President Donald Trump two days to specifically condemn white supremacy after deadly violence at a rally in Virginia. ...
Aug 14, 2017
Holocaust memorial vandalized for second time this summer
BOSTON - The New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston has been vandalized for the second time this summer. Police said a 17-year-old Malden boy smashed a glass panel on the memorial Monday evening. He...
Aug 14, 2017
Trump considers Arpaio pardon; critics call out president
PHOENIX - President Donald Trump says he may grant a pardon to former Sheriff Joe Arpaio following his recent conviction in federal court, prompting outrage among critics who say the move would amount...
Aug 14, 2017
Protesters topple Confederate statue in North Carolina
DURHAM, N.C. - Protesters in North Carolina toppled a nearly century-old statue of a Confederate soldier Monday at a rally against racism. Activists in Durham brought a ladder up to the statue and use...
Aug 14, 2017
Tyson's solar eclipse tip: Don't video it, experience it
NEW YORK - Prominent astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has a suggestion for anyone with a view of next week’s solar eclipse: Put down your smartphone and take in the phenomenon yourself. Tyson ...
Aug 14, 2017
Gunmen attack UN base in Mali, killing 7 and wounding 7
Unidentified gunmen attacked the headquarters of the U.N. peacekeeping force in the northern Mali city of Timbuktu on Monday, killing seven people and injuring seven others in what the mission’s...
Aug 14, 2017
Box office top 20: 'Annabelle' scores in a slow August
NEW YORK - The box-office downturn is getting scary, but that didn’t stop the horror sequel “Annabelle: Creation” from debuting with $35 million in North America over the weekend, ac...
Aug 14, 2017