Category Archives: World
House 'covfefe' bill would save presidential tweets
WASHINGTON - A Democratic congressman from Illinois has introduced a bill named for President Donald Trump’s infamous “covfefe” tweet with the goal of ensuring presidential social me...
Jun 13, 2017
Trump to tout apprenticeships as way to fill jobs gap
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says apprenticeships could match workers with millions of open jobs, but he’s reluctant to devote more taxpayer money to the effort. Instead, Trump and Labor ...
Jun 13, 2017
Trump says travel ban ruling comes at 'dangerous time'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the latest federal court ruling against his proposed travel ban comes at a “dangerous time,” maintaining that prohibitions on travelle...
Jun 13, 2017
Reports say Mueller probe now examining possible obstruction
WASHINGTON - The special counsel appointed to investigate Russian influence in the 2016 presidential campaign is now examining whether President Donald Trump tried to obstruct justice, The Washington ...
Jun 13, 2017
AP FACT CHECK: The trophies in Trump's display Cabinet
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump showed off a few too many trophies in his display Cabinet. Trump opened part of a Cabinet meeting to the press Monday and filled that time with self-congratulation ...
Jun 13, 2017
Monument review includes oceans, tribal lands and Sequoias
SALT LAKE CITY - President Donald Trump’s call to review 27 national monuments established by three former presidents put in limbo protections on large swaths of land home to ancient cliff dwell...
Jun 13, 2017
Trump transition aide did not disclose role in Turkish work
WASHINGTON - A business partner of former national security adviser Michael Flynn took part in sensitive hiring and policy discussions involving U.S. intelligence as a member of President Donald Trump...
Jun 13, 2017
Greece declares state of emergency on quake-hit island
ATHENS, Greece - Greek authorities declared a state of emergency on the island of Lesbos on Tuesday, a day after an earthquake killed one woman and displaced more than 800 people. The 6.2-magnitude un...
Jun 13, 2017
Iraq: Food poisoning strikes hundreds at camp for displaced
HASSAN SHAM U2 CAMP, Iraq - Food poisoning at a camp for displaced residents of Mosul has made more than 700 people sick, with hundreds hospitalized, Iraqi officials said Tuesday. The incident at the ...
Jun 13, 2017
Suspected N.Korea drone photographed US missile defence site
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A suspected North Korean drone photographed a U.S. missile defence system in South Korea before it crashed near the border where it was found last week, Seoul’s Defen...
Jun 13, 2017