Category Archives: World
Search of Chicago waterway turns up no Asian carp so far
CHICAGO - Officials say an intensive search so far has turned up no additional Asian carp in a Chicago-area waterway system where one of the invasive fish recently was found. The discovery of a live s...
Jun 29, 2017
Cops comb for bald man who swiped Rogaine in Detroit area
DEARBORN, Mich. - Police in suburban Detroit can skip barbershops as they search for a man who stole a hair growth product. This guy is bald. Dearborn police have security video of a bald man who is s...
Jun 29, 2017
Police: Venus Williams involved in car crash
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Florida police say tennis star Venus Williams was in a car crash earlier this month. Palm Beach Gardens police Maj. Paul Rogers confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday...
Jun 29, 2017
Markets Right Now: Stocks end lower as tech companies fall
4 p.m. U.S. stocks are finishing with hefty losses on another day of widespread selling among technology companies. Apple fell 1.5 per cent Thursday and internet gear maker Cisco Systems lost 2.1 per ...
Jun 29, 2017
Actress Kate del Castillo files complaint against Mexico
WASHINGTON - Actress Kate del Castillo is seeking international help in a dispute with the Mexican government stemming from the secret meeting she arranged with Sean Penn and former fugitive drug boss...
Jun 29, 2017
US blacklists China bank, revving up pressure over NKorea
WASHINGTON - The United States has blacklisted a small Chinese bank accused of illicit dealings with North Korea, escalating the pressure on Beijing to rein in its wayward ally amid increased signs of...
Jun 29, 2017
Clarification: Trump-Russia stories
WASHINGTON - In stories published April 6, June 2, June 26 and June 29, The Associated Press reported that all 17 U.S. intelligence agencies have agreed that Russia tried to influence the 2016 electio...
Jun 29, 2017
Man who claimed to be London fire victim arrested for fraud
LONDON - British police have arrested a man for falsely claiming that his family died in the London apartment tower fire. The Metropolitan Police force said Thursday that the 52-year-old man was detai...
Jun 29, 2017
UK lawmakers pass govt agenda after last-minute concession
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative minority government secured lawmakers’ backing for its legislative plans by a narrow margin Thursday, but only after making a sud...
Jun 29, 2017
Retired judge to lead inquiry into deadly London tower fire
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed a retired judge on Thursday to chair a public inquiry into the devastating west London fire that killed at least 80 people, as more high-rise buil...
Jun 29, 2017