Category Archives: World
Facebook anonymously launched an app in China
NEW YORK - Facebook anonymously launched a new photo-sharing app in China in a new effort to make inroads in the world’s most populous country. China’s ruling Communist Party controls inte...
Aug 12, 2017
White House scrambles to explain Trump's response to clashes
BEDMINSTER, N.J. - The White House scrambled Sunday to elaborate on President Donald Trump’s response to deadly, race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, as he came under bipartisan sco...
Aug 12, 2017
Authorities: Woman tried to poison grandma with anti-freeze
ROXBURY TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Authorities say a New Jersey woman tried to poison her grandmother with liquid anti-freeze. Morris County prosecutors say Elise Conroy was arrested Saturday on an attempted mu...
Aug 12, 2017
After 30 years, museum gets stolen piece by modern master
PHOENIX - More than three decades after thieves made off with a valuable painting from the University of Arizona Museum of Art, officials say they have recovered the long sought piece from an antique ...
Aug 12, 2017
Weaned Hawaiian monk seal moved to undisclosed location
HONOLULU - A Hawaiian monk seal pup born on a Waikiki beach has been moved so that it can remain a wild animal and won’t become accustomed to interacting with people. The Hawaii Department of La...
Aug 12, 2017
Trump signs bill to fund veterans medical care program
BEDMINSTER, N.J. - President Donald Trump has signed an emergency spending bill that will pump more than $2 billion into a program that allows veterans to receive private medical care at government ex...
Aug 12, 2017
The Latest: Venezuelan opposition mum on Trump military talk
CARACAS, Venezuela - The latest on Venezuela’s political crisis (all times local): 4:05 p.m. Donald Trump’s talk of a “military option” for Venezuela may have drawn rebuke from...
Aug 12, 2017
Pence to begin Latin America tour as global crises grow
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Mike Pence will visit Colombia amid escalating tensions with neighbouring Venezuela and North Korea. Pence is set to meet with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Sun...
Aug 12, 2017
Trump to request possible probe of China trade practices
BEDMINSTER, N.J. - Even as he seeks Beijing’s help on North Korea, President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order asking his trade office to consider investigating China for the alleged...
Aug 12, 2017
Greek Orthodox church aims to block property sale in court
AMMAN, Jordan - The Greek Orthodox patriarch in the Holy Land announced Saturday that his church will appeal an Israeli court decision that approved the sale of prime church property to companies repr...
Aug 12, 2017