Category Archives: World
Soggy no more: Seattle turns switch with record dry streak
SEATTLE - Soggy Seattle clocked the wettest winter on record just months ago. Now, the city known for its Gore-Tex and overcast days has gone in the other extreme: it’s in its longest dry streak...
Aug 09, 2017
Kentucky man, transgender wife sue Amazon for workplace bias
A Kentucky man and his transgender wife sued Amazon on Wednesday, alleging that they endured sustained discrimination and harassment during a year as co-workers at the mammoth online retailer’s ...
Aug 09, 2017
Federal regulators investigating Range Rover doors
DETROIT - Federal regulators are investigating whether a 2015 recall of Range Rovers fixed the problem of their doors opening while driving. The investigation covers approximately 65,370 Range Rovers ...
Aug 09, 2017
Study boosts hope of 'liquid biopsies' for cancer screening
Scientists have the first major evidence that blood tests called liquid biopsies hold promise for screening people for cancer. Hong Kong doctors tried it for a type of head and neck cancer, and booste...
Aug 09, 2017
Priest accused of groping teenage girl is released from jail
MORRISTOWN, N.J. - A newly ordained Roman Catholic priest accused of groping a 13-year-old girl under her skirt won’t have to remain in jail while the charges are pending in New Jersey. A judge ...
Aug 09, 2017
Arizona dogged by suit over quality of health care in prison
PHOENIX - For more than five years, Arizona has been dogged by a federal lawsuit that alleges the state provides shoddy medical care for its prisoners. Now, the state is facing the prospect of million...
Aug 09, 2017
Police: Baby abandoned by mom survived 3 days in plastic bag
ELMIRA, N.Y. - Two sisters who thought a dog was making noises near their neighbour’s bushes discovered something shocking: a filthy 8-month-old baby girl who survived three nights outside in a ...
Aug 09, 2017
Attorney: Settlement of lawsuit against ABC exceeds $177M
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A legal settlement between ABC and a South Dakota meat producer in a defamation lawsuit over the network’s reports on a beef product that critics dubbed “pink slimeR...
Aug 09, 2017
Insurer: Miami is more vulnerable to hurricanes like Andrew
MIAMI - Almost 25 years have passed since a Category 5 hurricane struck south of Miami, and the city’s vulnerability to catastrophic storm damage has grown exponentially, according to a new insu...
Aug 09, 2017
Canadian diplomat in Cuba also suffered hearing loss
WASHINGTON - The Canadian government said Thursday that at least one Canadian diplomat in Cuba also has been treated for hearing loss following disclosures that a group of American diplomats in Havana...
Aug 09, 2017