Category Archives: World
Russia vents frustration over Trump signing sanctions bill
MOSCOW - Russian officials and lawmakers on Wednesday vented their frustration with U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to sign a bill imposing new sanctions on Russia, warning that it will e...
Aug 02, 2017
Interior won't change Montana monument designation
WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Wednesday he will not recommend changes to Montana’s Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument as he continues to review national monuments fo...
Aug 02, 2017
Bipartisan drive to pay health insurers faces Senate hurdles
WASHINGTON - A bipartisan Senate effort to continue federal payments to insurers and avert a costly rattling of health insurance markets faces a dicey future. The uncertainty shows that last week̵...
Aug 02, 2017
Fox hit with new charges to its credibility
NEW YORK - Things had started settling down following a tumultuous year at Fox News Channel before it was hit with a cover headline in the New York Daily News, “Fake News Channel,” and que...
Aug 02, 2017
Wray sworn in as FBI head, calls it "honour of a lifetime"
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Jeff Sessions has sworn in Christopher Wray as the new FBI director. Wray calls the appointment the “honour of a lifetime” and says he is humbled and excited ...
Aug 02, 2017
Decline in numbers of baby lobsters prompts rules talk
PORTLAND, Maine - Interstate fishing regulators say the way the lobster fishery is managed needs to be fine-tuned because of a drop in the number of baby lobsters in New England waters. The American l...
Aug 02, 2017
Kidding! NY gov's talk of extra funds for towns was joke
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was making a joke when he promised millions in additional funding to help struggling cities revitalize their downtowns, his office said Wednesday. The Democra...
Aug 02, 2017
Correction: Building Collapse-Minneapolis story
MINNEAPOLIS - In a story Aug. 2 about an explosion that killed two people at a Minneapolis school, The Associated Press, relying on information from a relative, erroneously reported that victim John C...
Aug 02, 2017
US control board to probe Puerto Rico debt, ties to crisis
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A federal control board overseeing the finances of Puerto Rico’s government said Wednesday that it will investigate the causes of the island’s economic crisis as we...
Aug 02, 2017
Foxconn steers clear of Trump's $30 billion investment claim
MADISON, Wis. - Foxconn Technology Group is not saying whether it plans to invest $30 billion in the United States, as President Donald Trump claimed the company’s leader told him “off the...
Aug 02, 2017