Category Archives: World
Ariana Grande's manager: 'Fear cannot rule the day'
Ariana Grande’s manager says he plans to honour those killed during the bombing of her concert with “love and joy and life.” Scooter Braun writes on Twitter that “the wish of t...
May 25, 2017
Zuckerberg urges Harvard grads to build a world of 'purpose'
NEW YORK - Mark Zuckerberg returned Thursday to Harvard, where he launched Facebook and then dropped out, telling graduates it’s up to them to bring purpose to the world, fight inequality and st...
May 25, 2017
Trump budget would allow sale of wild horses for slaughter
PALOMINO VALLEY, Nev. - President Donald Trump’s budget proposal calls for saving $10 million next year by selling wild horses captured throughout the West without the current requirement that b...
May 25, 2017
Trump seeks to end program for older jobless Americans
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Nathan Singletary is beyond the traditional retirement age, but he’s only just beginning a new career - helping other low-income, unemployed Americans over age 55 find jobs. Si...
May 25, 2017
Trump plan to sell off half of oil stockpile sparks debate
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s proposal to sell nearly half the U.S. emergency oil stockpile is renewing debate about whether the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is still needed amid an ongoi...
May 25, 2017
Mexican journalists caught in crossfire of rival cartels
MEXICO CITY - Just as each batch of the weekly newspapers was dropped off at newsstands around Culiacan, men quickly bought them up as they followed the delivery trucks along their routes. It occurred...
May 25, 2017
Pyongyang gas price surge: Bad news for Kim Jong Un?
TOKYO - While world attention has focused on Kim Jong Un’s recent missile tests, a monthlong surge in gasoline prices in Pyongyang is showing no signs of letting up - a puzzling problem that if ...
May 25, 2017
Dr. Beach names Florida's Siesta Beach best beach in US
SIESTA KEY, Fla. - The sand on Siesta Beach on Florida’s Gulf Coast is as fine as powdered sugar, a pure, sparkling white and soft as a kitten’s fur - all because it’s comprised of 9...
May 25, 2017
Fastest growing US cities are in South; 4 of top 5 in Texas
DALLAS - Ten of the 15 fastest-growing cities with populations of 50,000 or more were spread across the South in 2016, with four of the top five found in Texas, according to new population estimates r...
May 25, 2017
Philippines says foreigners among IS-linked gunmen in south
ILIGAN, Philippines - Foreign fighters are among the militants linked to the Islamic State group who are battling government troops in the southern Philippines, an official said Friday. Solicitor Gene...
May 25, 2017