Category Archives: World
The AP interviewed Mildred Loving, who never wanted fame
MILFORD, Va. - EDITOR’S NOTE: On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously struck down as unconstitutional 16 state bans on interracial marriage. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by ...
Jun 12, 2017
German authorities arrest man over darknet drugs, guns shop
BERLIN - German authorities say they have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of running a website used to sell mainly drugs and firearms. Federal police said in a statement Monday that the unname...
Jun 12, 2017
Japan seeks to expand arms deals with Southeast Asia
CHIBA, Japan - A defence official said Monday that Japan is seeking to increase its sales of military equipment to Southeast Asian nations amid growing tensions with China and North Korea. The move is...
Jun 12, 2017
Duchess of Cambridge visits London Bridge attack victims
LONDON - The Duchess of Cambridge has visited victims of the London Bridge attacks who are recovering in a hospital. Prince William’s wife praised the efforts of staff at King’s College Ho...
Jun 12, 2017
Melania Trump, son Barron move into the White House
WASHINGTON - The first family is together again under the same roof: the White House. After nearly five months of living apart, President Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, announced Sunday that she ...
Jun 11, 2017
Companies end sponsorship over Trump killing scene in play
NEW YORK - Delta Air Lines and Bank of America have announced that they are pulling their sponsorship of a Manhattan-based theatre company’s portrayal of Julius Caesar as a Donald Trump look-ali...
Jun 11, 2017
'Ulysses' VR game developed in Boston showcased in Ireland
BOSTON - A virtual reality game developed by college students in Boston and based on James Joyce’s “Ulysses” is being showcased in Dublin as the Irish capital holds its annual celebr...
Jun 11, 2017
Interracial couples still face strife 50 years after Loving
WASHINGTON - Fifty years after Mildred and Richard Loving’s landmark legal challenge shattered the laws against interracial marriage in the U.S., some couples of different races still talk of fa...
Jun 11, 2017
49 victims of Pulse massacre remembered in daylong services
ORLANDO, Fla. - Church bells tolled 49 times, a giant rainbow flag hung from a county government building and the names of the victims of the Pulse nightclub attack were read aloud at various ceremoni...
Jun 11, 2017
Tottering Theresa May names new UK Cabinet as critics circle
LONDON - Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed ministers to her shaky government Sunday, as some Conservative colleagues rallied to support her - and others said her days were numbere...
Jun 11, 2017