Category Archives: World
Dems fear slow walking of Russia sanctions bill in House
WASHINGTON - Legislation that would hit Russia with economic sanctions and limit President Donald Trump’s authority to lift the penalties faces an uncertain future in the House despite the bill&...
Jun 19, 2017
Trump's legal plan built in his image: Fight, fight, fight
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, whose combative instincts are to lash out and never retreat, appears to be shaping a legal team in his own image. His clear directive: Fight, fight, fight. In aggr...
Jun 19, 2017
Jared Kushner speaks in public. And Washington takes notice.
WASHINGTON - Jared Kushner spoke in public on Monday. And that alone counted as news. In a White House full of loud voices, the powerful senior adviser and son-in-law to President Donald Trump tends t...
Jun 19, 2017
Trump calls North Korea 'brutal' after US student's death
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is calling North Korea a “brutal regime” following the death of American college student Otto Warmbier (WARM’-beer). Trump says, “Lot of bad...
Jun 19, 2017
Trump welcomes president of Panama to White House
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump welcomed the president of Panama to the White House on Monday, pointing to the United States’ role in the construction of the Panama Canal at the start of his...
Jun 19, 2017
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to expand to Japan this year
NEW YORK - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame plans to expand - into the House of the Rising Sun. The Cleveland-based museum has announced plans to create a permanent presence in Tokyo. A short-term exhib...
Jun 19, 2017
2 deputies injured in courthouse shooting; suspect dies
MANCHESTER, Tenn. - Two deputies were injured Monday in a shooting at a Tennessee county courthouse, and authorities said the shooter died. Coffee County District Attorney General Craig Northcott said...
Jun 19, 2017
House Dems question Flynn disclosures of Middle East travel
WASHINGTON - Two top House Democrats are questioning whether Michael Flynn failed to report a 2015 trip to the Middle East to federal security clearance investigators, a potential omission that could ...
Jun 19, 2017
NewsAlert: American student freed from North Korea dies, family says
CINCINNATI - Otto Warmbier, the American student freed from North Korea, has died, his family says in a statement released by an Ohio hospital. More to come. The Associated Press
Jun 19, 2017
Coroner still probing death of US student held by N. Korea
CINCINNATI - A cause of death hasn’t been determined for a 22-year-old college student who was detained for nearly a year and a half in North Korea before being sent home in a coma, an Ohio coro...
Jun 19, 2017