Category Archives: World
Chinese parents alarmed by miniature crossbow craze
BEIJING - Powerful mini-crossbows that shoot toothpicks and needles are the new must-have toy for schoolkids across China - and a nightmare for concerned parents and school officials. Several cities i...
Jun 23, 2017
Heat wave boosts burns in Phoenix as pavement, cars scald
PHOENIX - The main burn centre in Phoenix has seen its emergency department visits double during the heat wave that is scorching the Southwest U.S., including people burning their bare feet on the sca...
Jun 23, 2017
Kids today: They don't work summer jobs the way they used to
WASHINGTON - It was at Oregon’s Timberline Lodge, later known as a setting in the horror movie “The Shining,” where Patrick Doyle earned his first real paycheque. He was a busboy. Th...
Jun 23, 2017
Pride and prejudice? Race tinges LGBT celebrations
NEW YORK - Gay pride marches in New York City, San Francisco and in between this weekend will have plenty of participants - and also protests directed at them from other members of the LGBT community,...
Jun 23, 2017
AP Analysis: Could Trump push a partial Mideast deal?
Donald Trump may be uniquely suited to push for Middle East peace: the Israelis as well as key Arab players, each for their own reasons, are all looking like admirers who seek to please. But out-of-th...
Jun 23, 2017
Analysis: Health bill test of McConnell's leadership skills
WASHINGTON - Pass or fail, there will be one man singularly responsible for the fate of health care legislation in the Senate: Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The shrewd Kentuckian has made himself p...
Jun 23, 2017
Officials: Live Asian carp discovered near Lake Michigan
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - A live Asian carp has been discovered in a Chicago waterway about nine miles from Lake Michigan - well beyond an electric barrier network designed to prevent the invasive fish t...
Jun 23, 2017
Ferguson attorney: Brown family settlement $1.5 million
ST. LOUIS - The $1.5 million awarded this week to the parents of Michael Brown is the latest of several large settlements involving killings of black people by police, but it’s far from the larg...
Jun 23, 2017
Police: Man faces charges after stealing more than 500 signs
AVON LAKE, Ohio - An Ohio man is facing charges after police say he stole more than 500 signs, claiming they were an eyesore and a distraction to drivers. John Hoelzl, of Avon Lake, was charged Wednes...
Jun 23, 2017
Celebrity chef Darren Simpson dies in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia - Darren Simpson, who at 21 became Britain’s youngest ever Young Chef of the Year and has been a television chef and food writer, has died in Australia, his family said Friday....
Jun 23, 2017