Category Archives: World
Tillerson urges nations to negotiate to resolve Qatar crisis
WASHINGTON - The United States is urging Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries to stay “open to negotiation” with Qatar as they try to resolve a major diplomatic crisis with their neighbou...
Jun 27, 2017
One Hong Kong, two sentiments after 20 years of Chinese rule
Hong Kong is planning a big party as it marks 20 years under Chinese rule. But many people in the former British colony are not in the mood to celebrate. Fireworks, a gala variety show and Chinese mil...
Jun 27, 2017
Venezuela hunts for copter pilot behind 'terrorist attack'
CARACAS, Venezuela - Oscar Perez is a cop, pilot, action movie star and dog trainer. He’s now also a fugitive, accused of strafing two key Venezuelan government buildings from a helicopter in a ...
Jun 27, 2017
Clinton campaign chief has closed-door talk with House panel
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton’s former campaign chairman met Tuesday with a House committee investigating Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. John Podesta spoke with me...
Jun 27, 2017
Activists take step to recall judge in sex assault case
SAN FRANCISCO - Activists seeking to recall a judge who sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman say they believe voters will s...
Jun 27, 2017
Sarah Palin sues paper for tying her PAC ad to mass shooting
NEW YORK - Former vice-presidential nominee and Alaska governor Sarah Palin is accusing The New York Times of defamation over an editorial that linked one of her political action committee ads to the ...
Jun 27, 2017
US sets up court in Oregon forest for major gathering
PORTLAND, Ore. - The U.S. government has sent federal prosecutors to a “pop-up” court in eastern Oregon to process citations against people attending a massive counter-culture peace gather...
Jun 27, 2017
Man, 90, who escaped prison in 1970 indicted for fraud
PHILADELPHIA - Federal prosecutors say a 90-year-old man who escaped from a Maryland prison in 1970 has been indicted for Social Security fraud in Philadelphia. William Lewis is accused of collecting ...
Jun 27, 2017
Judge approves initial motions in Takata bankruptcy
DOVER, Del. - A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday granted several preliminary orders allowing Japanese auto parts supplier Takata to move forward with its reorganization plan, which includes the sa...
Jun 27, 2017
Judge: Alabama inmates' mental care 'horrendously' lacking
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama’s psychiatric care of state inmates is so “horrendously inadequate” that it violates the U.S. Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment, a f...
Jun 27, 2017