Category Archives: World
Argentina rights groups demand info on missing activist
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Human rights groups demanded information Tuesday about the whereabouts of a missing activist who was last seen when Argentine border police evicted a group of Mapuche Indians...
Aug 08, 2017
Ex-Honeywell worker arrested after meeting with agents
PHOENIX - A former Honeywell International Inc. employee has been charged with computer fraud after he allegedly met with FBI agents pretending to be Mexican cartel members interested in buying access...
Aug 08, 2017
Nissan to pay $97.7 million in proposed Takata settlement
MIAMI - Nissan Motor Co. would pay $97.68 million under a proposed settlement with vehicle owners affected by the Takata air bag recalls. The settlement would pay for a new outreach program to ensure ...
Aug 08, 2017
Corpse bribe: Rio councilman accused in morgue graft scheme
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian authorities say they have arrested a Rio de Janeiro city councilman for allegedly taking bribes to turn bodies from public morgues over to private funeral parlours without f...
Aug 08, 2017
Disney to launch streaming services for movies, live sports
NEW YORK - With new streaming services in the works, Disney is trying to set itself up for a future that’s so far largely been framed by Netflix: stuff I want to watch, when I want it. The Magic...
Aug 08, 2017
Arkansas inmates had Taser during incident
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Several Arkansas inmates who stole keys from correction officers and briefly controlled the doors and locks in part of a maximum security prison also had a Taser, and a key was fou...
Aug 08, 2017
New Hampshire is latest state to sue OxyContin manufacturer
CONCORD, N.H. - The attorney general’s office sued Purdue Pharma on Tuesday, alleging that the drug manufacturer has continued its deceptive marketing of OxyContin in a state that has been calle...
Aug 08, 2017
Trump administration sides with Ohio on purging voter rolls
COLUMBUS, Ohio - President Donald Trump’s administration has reversed the government’s position on a voter roll case before the U.S. Supreme Court and is now backing Ohio’s method fo...
Aug 08, 2017
Mormon church leader excommunicated for 1st time in decades
SALT LAKE CITY - A Mormon church leader was removed from his post and kicked out of the religion Tuesday for the first time in nearly three decades. James J. Hamula was released from a mid-level leade...
Aug 08, 2017
Alert driver's tip led to capture of police killing suspect
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A man charged in the shooting death of a western Missouri police officer was arrested after an alert driver provided a tip that the fugitive was wandering within miles of where the ...
Aug 08, 2017