Category Archives: World
Northwestern professor, Oxford employee sought in slaying
CHICAGO - Police are searching for a Northwestern University professor and a University of Oxford employee suspected in the stabbing death of a Chicago man and have alerted law enforcement agencies ar...
Aug 02, 2017
Mexico says it's willing to talk on sensitive NAFTA issues
MEXICO CITY - Mexico said Wednesday it is willing to talk about tough issues in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which is set to start Aug. 16. Canada has strongly opposed...
Aug 02, 2017
Nissan workers in Mississippi vote on whether to unionize
CANTON, Miss. - Workers at Nissan Motor Co.’s Mississippi assembly plant voted Thursday to decide whether to be represented by the United Auto Workers union. The voting by 3,700 assembly and mai...
Aug 02, 2017
US urges Americans to leave North Korea before ban kicks in
WASHINGTON - The United States is urging Americans in North Korea to get out before a travel ban goes into effect on Sept. 1. The State Department is issuing a new travel warning for North Korea that ...
Aug 02, 2017
Polygamous leader's head injuries cited in trial delay bid
SALT LAKE CITY - The polygamous sect leader caught recently after he was on the run for a year was in a pair of accidents in the late 1990s that must be investigated to determine whether the head inju...
Aug 02, 2017
Soggy shore town OKs renewed court fight against dunes
MARGATE, N.J. - A soggy New Jersey shore town is resuming its costly and thus far futile court battle against protective sand dunes after huge bacteria-laden ponds formed along the beach, blocking acc...
Aug 02, 2017
Trump administration says current war authority sufficient
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration told Congress on Wednesday it has sufficient legal authority to use military force against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria based on the 2001 law to counter al...
Aug 02, 2017
First embryo gene-repair holds promise for inherited disease
WASHINGTON - Altering human heredity? In a first, researchers safely repaired a disease-causing gene in human embryos, targeting a heart defect best known for killing young athletes - a big step towar...
Aug 02, 2017
Correction: Detained Immigrant-Rape story
HELENA, Mont. - In a story Aug. 2 about immigration officials in Montana arresting a man who claimed to be previously raped while in custody, The Associated Press misidentified a protester. Her name i...
Aug 02, 2017
No lie, says Sanders: Trump got praise from Mexico, Scouts
WASHINGTON - Fake news or fib? Two phone calls described by President Donald Trump that didn’t actually happen represent the latest chapter in a long-running series of disputes revolving around ...
Aug 02, 2017