Category Archives: World
South Africa politician faces penalty for colonialism tweets
JOHANNESBURG - The former head of South Africa’s main opposition party faced suspension from party activities on Saturday following tweets in which she said colonialism had some positive results...
Jun 03, 2017
Minnesota to open 22 meetings on disputed Enbridge pipeline
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota regulators are getting ready to open a series of 22 public meetings on an oil pipeline project that opponents have dubbed the next Dakota Access pipeline struggle. Enbridge Ene...
Jun 03, 2017
Moderate earthquake rattles Alaska's west Aleutian Islands
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake rumbled north of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands but did not cause a tsunami or damage structures. The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake occurre...
Jun 03, 2017
Autopsy: Drugs taken by Chris Cornell didn't cause death
DETROIT - Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell had drugs in his body, including an anti-anxiety medication, but they didn’t contribute to his death by hanging in a Detroit hotel room, according to...
Jun 03, 2017
UN votes to add 15 North Koreans, 4 entities to UN blacklist
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to add 15 individuals and four entities linked to North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs to a U.N. sanctions blacklist, but Chinese opposit...
Jun 03, 2017
Murder-for-hire case shown on 'Cops' heads to third trial
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Prosecutors appeared cocky during Dalia Dippolito’s second trial on charges she tried to hire a hitman to kill her newlywed husband, a case that gained international atte...
Jun 03, 2017
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Couric over documentary
RICHMOND, Va. - A federal judge has dismissed a $12 million defamation lawsuit against journalist Katie Couric over what Virginia gun rights activists call a misleading documentary edit. Judge John Gi...
Jun 03, 2017
Terror warning shuts German rock festival on opening night
BERLIN - German authorities shut down and cleared thousands of fans from a popular rock music festival Friday night after receiving a “concrete” terrorist threat. Rhineland-Palatinate gove...
Jun 03, 2017
Fake Cheesecake Factory sign sparks buzz in New Mexico city
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - A construction site in southern New Mexico, which sparked buzz with a fake sign announcing it as a future home of a Cheesecake Factory, is really a future emergency centre. The Las ...
Jun 03, 2017
Driver accused of tossing kittens says she's innocent
NEW BERN, N.C. - A North Carolina woman accused of throwing three kittens from a car and running over two of them says she is innocent. WITN-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2rkhuvK) that 42-year-old Cecilia...
Jun 03, 2017