Category Archives: World
Fed raises key rate and unveils plan to reduce bond holdings
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate for the third time in six months, providing its latest vote of confidence in a slow-growing but durable economy. The Fed also announce...
Jun 14, 2017
Landmark 'Vegas Vickie' neon cowgirl sign removed
LAS VEGAS - The famous neon sign of a cowgirl in downtown Las Vegas has been taken down as part of the construction of a planned casino-resort. After more than two decades on Freemont Street, “V...
Jun 14, 2017
Mother of Cuban-born superstar Gloria Estefan dies at 88
MIAMI - Gloria Estefan says her mother, Gloria Fajardo, has died at age 88. The Grammy Award-winning singer announced the death on her Instagram account Wednesday. Estefan says her mother died Tuesday...
Jun 14, 2017
Hot dog! Eye-catching LA wiener stand finds museum home
LOS ANGELES - An eye-catching Los Angeles hot dog stand designed in the 1940s to look like a giant wiener on a bun has found a home a decade after closing. The Tail o’ the Pup, which fed working...
Jun 14, 2017
Official: 12 Turkish agents to be charged for DC melee
WASHINGTON - Police are set to announce charges against a dozen Turkish security agents who were involved in a violent altercation when Turkey’s president visited Washington last month, a U.S. o...
Jun 14, 2017
The Latest: Cosby jurors wrap up Day 3 without verdict
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The Latest on the sexual assault trial of Bill Cosby (all times local): 9 p.m. The jury in Bill Cosby’s sex assault trial is going home for the night after failing to reach a v...
Jun 14, 2017
Somali survivors tell of restaurant siege by rebels; 31 dead
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Islamic extremists attacked a popular Somalia restaurant in an overnight siege and killed 31 people - many at point-blank range - before they were slain by security forces, police...
Jun 14, 2017
Colleagues, police at loss to find reason for UPS shooting
SAN FRANCISCO - Colleagues and investigators were at a loss Thursday to explain what drove a San Francisco UPS driver to pull out an assault weapon at work and kill three co-workers who police suspect...
Jun 14, 2017
Gunman who shot congressman had history of anti-GOP activity
BELLEVILLE, Ill. - The gunman who shot a top GOP congressman and several other people Wednesday at a baseball practice outside the nation’s capital had a long history of lashing out at Republica...
Jun 14, 2017
Death toll in London tower fire rises to 12
LONDON - Police say the death toll in the London tower blaze has risen to 12, and that the figure was expected to rise. Steve Apter of the London Fire Brigade said pockets of fire were still blazing a...
Jun 14, 2017