Category Archives: World
Cambodian court sends analyst to prison for defaming premier
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A court in Cambodia on Thursday sentenced a political analyst to 18 months in prison on the basis of a criminal complaint by Prime Minister Hun Sen that he had defamed him in a ...
Aug 10, 2017
US wholesale prices edged down 0.1 per cent in July
WASHINGTON - Prices at the wholesale level dipped slightly in July, the first decline in 11 months and further evidence that inflation remains a no-show in the economy. The Labor Department says its p...
Aug 10, 2017
Science Says: Trump team garbles climate science
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and his cabinet often avoid talking about the science of climate change, but when pressed what they have said clashes with established mainstream science, data and ...
Aug 10, 2017
Free-speech debate swirls as officials block on social media
SALT LAKE CITY - An emerging debate about whether elected officials violate people’s free speech rights by blocking them on social media is spreading across the U.S. as groups sue or warn politi...
Aug 10, 2017
It's not delivery. It's DiGiorno Pizza ... spilled on I-30
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas highway officials shut down westbound lanes of a cross-country interstate for four hours so crews could pick up pizza. An 18-wheeler containing DiGiorno and Tombstone froz...
Aug 10, 2017
UN: Smugglers throw some 280 migrants into the sea off Yemen
Smugglers have thrown some 280 migrants into the sea off the coast of Yemen in the last two days, causing more than 50 to drown and leaving over 30 missing, the U.N. migration agency said Thursday. U....
Aug 10, 2017
Bosnia marks 20 years since Princess Diana's visit
SARAJEVO, Bosnia - Bosnia is marking the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s visit, her last overseas tour before she died in a car crash in Paris. Her crusade against land mines led to her thr...
Aug 10, 2017
Remnants of Hurricane Franklin dump rain in Mexico
MEXICO CITY - The remnants of Hurricane Franklin soaked central Mexico Thursday, threatening mudslides and flash floods after the storm hit the country’s Gulf coast overnight. The U.S. National ...
Aug 10, 2017
St. Louis Cardinals ask for help in finding the rally cat
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals are looking for their rally cat. The feisty feline became an internet sensation Wednesday night, sprinting onto the field at Busch Stadium with the bases loaded for...
Aug 09, 2017
Q&A: What does the US military do on the island of Guam?
HONOLULU - The small U.S. territory of Guam has become a focal point after North Korea’s army threatened to use ballistic missiles to create an “enveloping fire” around the island. T...
Aug 09, 2017