Category Archives: World
Science Says: What's known and not known about marijuana
NEW YORK - A new marijuana study joins a limited record of scientific knowledge about the harms and benefits of pot. The research published Wednesday is the first rigorous test of a marijuana compound...
May 24, 2017
On the Syrian border, Haley confronts civil war's reality
President Donald Trump’s U.N. envoy set foot Wednesday in the no-man’s-land between Syria and Turkey, witnessing the precarious transfer of aid supplies into a seemingly interminable confl...
May 24, 2017
US announces sanctions on alleged Mexican heroin trafficker
MEXICO CITY - The U.S. government is imposing sanctions on alleged Mexican drug traffickers described by the Treasury Department as “major contributors to our nation’s heroin epidemic.R...
May 24, 2017
Treasury chief to Congress: Raise debt limit before August
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told lawmakers on Wednesday that they should vote to increase the government’s borrowing authority - and avert a disastrous economic default - befo...
May 24, 2017
Argentina authorities raid Odebrecht offices in Buenos Aires
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentine federal agents searched the offices of the Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht in Buenos Aires on Wednesday as part of an investigation into alleged bribe...
May 24, 2017
Boston Marathon-bomber friend's family sue agents over death
ORLANDO, Fla. - The parents of a Chechen man who was fatally shot while being questioned in Florida about a Boston Marathon bombing suspect in 2013 have sued four law enforcement agents for wrongful d...
May 24, 2017
Hannity says liberal fascists after sponsors; 1 is leaving
NEW YORK - Sean Hannity says a media watchdog is guilty of “liberal fascism” for targeting advertisers on his Fox News Channel show, as one company announced Wednesday that it would no lon...
May 24, 2017
Melting pot Manchester stresses unity after concert attack
MANCHESTER, England - On the Manchester street they call the “Curry Mile,” there are no longer just Indian or Pakistani restaurants. A hungry diner can now choose Halal snacks from Beirut,...
May 24, 2017
Throwing chaos aside, Trump aims for caution on big trip
BRUSSELS - In his first big tour on the world stage, President Donald Trump is choosing caution over his usual brand of chaos. The early morning Twitter rants that so often rattle Washington have disa...
May 24, 2017
Investigators explore bomber's links to larger network
LONDON - British investigators are hunting for potential conspirators linked to the bombing that killed 22 people in a search that is exploring the possibility that the same cell linked to the Paris a...
May 24, 2017