Category Archives: World
Bus crash in China's northwest kills at least 36, hurts 13
BEIJING - A long-distance passenger bus crashed into the wall of an expressway tunnel in China’s northwest, killing at least 36 people and injuring 13 others, official media reported Friday. The...
Aug 10, 2017
Pearl Harbor non-profit CEO leaves organization
HONOLULU - A non-profit that supports National Park Service operations at Pearl Harbor said Thursday its CEO is no longer with the organization. Pacific Historic Parks didn’t disclose the reason...
Aug 10, 2017
Seattle's unusual $25 gun tax upheld in state court
SEATTLE - The Washington Supreme Court upheld Seattle’s so-called “gun violence tax” against a challenge from gun rights groups Thursday, leaving the city as one of the only places i...
Aug 10, 2017
Matsuyama, Kisner tied for lead at PGA Championship
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Most meaningful of all the text messages Hideki Matsuyama received last week was the one from Jason Day congratulating the Japanese star for his 61 in the final round at Firestone to...
Aug 10, 2017
Trump says he was surprised by FBI's search of Manafort home
BEDMINSTER, N.J. - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was surprised by an FBI raid on his former campaign chairman’s home, calling the move “pretty tough stuff.” Trump was ...
Aug 10, 2017
Mexico experts: Outdated drain caused July's deadly sinkhole
MEXICO CITY - A panel of experts in Mexico has determined that an old drainage pipe was to blame for a sinkhole on a major highway that killed two men last month when their car plunged into it. The 34...
Aug 10, 2017
Google CEO Pichai cancels 'town hall' on gender dispute
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Google CEO Sundar Pichai has cancelled an internal town hall meant to address gender discrimination on Thursday after employee questions for management began to leak online from th...
Aug 10, 2017
CNN fires commentator Jeffrey Lord over Nazi salute tweet
NEW YORK - CNN fired conservative commentator Jeffrey Lord on Thursday after he tweeted a Nazi salute at a critic. A network spokesperson confirmed that Lord was no longer with the network and said ...
Aug 10, 2017
Atlas hopes Marquez can 'rejoin team' after US allegations
MEXICO CITY - Mexico’s national soccer team and club Atlas issued cautious statements Thursday backing embattled star Rafael Marquez but also apparently distancing themselves somewhat after he w...
Aug 10, 2017
Virginia man guilty of murder in wife's antifreeze death
STAUNTON, Va. - A jury says a Virginia man deserves life in prison after convicting him of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, who was poisoned by drinking antifreeze three years ago. The Ne...
Aug 10, 2017