Category Archives: World
Board rejects Puerto Rico budget because of overspending
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico’s finances rejected the U.S. territory’s proposed budget on Tuesday because it said it lacks at least $200 million in...
Jun 27, 2017
Trump hails 'energy revolution' as exports surge
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed an energy revolution marked by surging U.S. exports of oil and natural gas. Trump cited a series of steps the administration has taken to boost en...
Jun 27, 2017
Watchdog clears park service in inauguration disputes
WASHINGTON - An internal watchdog has found no wrongdoing by the National Park Service in a dispute over crowd size at President Donald Trump’s inauguration. An unidentified person complained th...
Jun 27, 2017
'John Wick,' 'Dragon Tattoo' star Michael Nyqvist dies at 56
LOS ANGELES - Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist, who starred in the original “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” films and often played villains in Hollywood movies like “John Wick” ...
Jun 27, 2017
The Latest: 911 calls led to military post lockdown
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The Latest on reports of an active shooter at an Alabama military post (all times local): 4 p.m. The commander of an Alabama military post says two 911 calls about a potential activ...
Jun 27, 2017
Family sues over black man's shooting by police
BATON ROUGE, La. - The children of a black man killed by a white police officer in Louisiana’s capital sued the city on Tuesday, claiming the shooting fit a pattern of racist behaviour and exces...
Jun 27, 2017
LA City Council oks plans for George Lucas museum
LOS ANGELES - The Force was with George Lucas on Tuesday as the Los Angeles City Council moved with light-sabre speed to clear the way for a $1.5 billion Museum of Narrative Art the “Star Wars...
Jun 27, 2017
Tennessee man takes Elvis guitar fight to appeals court
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A Tennessee man is asking an appeals court to overturn a decision awarding a guitar once owned by Elvis Presley to the National Music Museum at the University of South Dakota. The ...
Jun 27, 2017
US commerce secretary: US, Europe should have trade accord
BERLIN - U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Tuesday that the United States and the European Union should have a free trade agreement, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for work on such ...
Jun 27, 2017
Senator wants to know if his communications were intercepted
WASHINGTON - A key GOP senator weighing the pros and cons of U.S. foreign surveillance had the same question Tuesday as many Americans: Does the U.S. government sweep up their communications while mon...
Jun 27, 2017