Category Archives: World
UN chief to make first visit to Israel and Palestinians
Antonio Guterres will make his first visit as U.N. secretary-general to Israel and the Palestinian territories later this month for a firsthand look at a conflict that has been on the front burner of ...
Aug 08, 2017
Keystone XL foes question proposed route through Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. - Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline questioned its proposed pathway through Nebraska on Tuesday in hopes that state regulators will reject or reroute it, a decision that would create...
Aug 08, 2017
Chinese woman awarded $461K over run-in with US border agent
A federal judge has ruled in favour of a Chinese businesswoman who was injured during a 2004 confrontation with American border agents at Niagara Falls and sued the U.S. government. Following a nonjur...
Aug 08, 2017
Bahrain, UAE open up airspace for Qatar Airways, world aviation agency says
MONTREAL - The world aviation agency says Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to open up some of their airspace to Qatar’s state-owned airline after it was hit with flight restricti...
Aug 08, 2017
The Latest: Regional diplomats reject Venezuela's assembly
CARACAS, Venezuela - The latest on Venezuela’s political crisis (all times local): 6:55 p.m. Foreign ministers from 17 Western Hemisphere nations are condemning Venezuela’s new constitutio...
Aug 08, 2017
First medical marijuana dispensary opening in Hawaii
HONOLULU - Dispensary sales of medical marijuana in Hawaii are beginning after patients waited 17 years for a legal way to purchase the drug. Maui Grown Therapies received approval from the Department...
Aug 08, 2017
Ford repairs Austin police SUVs, but questions linger
DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. has begun repairing Ford Explorer SUVs in Austin, Texas, that were pulled off police duty because exhaust containing carbon monoxide was seeping into them. But the company fac...
Aug 08, 2017
Immigrant receives church sanctuary to avoid deportation
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A native of Ecuador living in Connecticut has become the second person this summer to take sanctuary inside a New Haven church to avoid deportation. Marco Reyes Alverez entered the ...
Aug 08, 2017
Fired Google engineer files complaint, weighs legal options
MENLO PARK, Calif. - A 28-year-old former Google engineer who was fired over a memo he wrote about gender differences said Tuesday he’s exploring all his legal options and has already filed a la...
Aug 08, 2017
Girl raped at 13 by another student at school sues for $3.5M
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A girl who was 13 when she was raped by another student in a school bathroom in Rhode Island is suing for $3.5 million. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court names the ci...
Aug 08, 2017