Category Archives: World
Learjet crashes short of runway, killing 2 crew members
CARLSTADT, N.J. - A jet trying to land at a small airport near New York City crashed less than a mile from the runway among small warehouses and industrial buildings Monday, killing two crew members a...
May 15, 2017
Sorry, paparazzi, celebs now get private treatment at LAX
LOS ANGELES - Sorry, paparazzi. Celebrities who are sick of being stalked by photographers at Los Angeles International Airport can now find some privacy - not to mention luxury - at a new terminal. T...
May 15, 2017
Noted journalist Javier Valdez killed in Mexico's Sinaloa
MEXICO CITY - Javier Valdez, an award-winning reporter who specialized in covering drug trafficking and organized crime, was slain Monday in the northern state of Sinaloa, the latest in a wave of jour...
May 15, 2017
Former Paramount Pictures CEO Brad Grey dies at 59
LOS ANGELES - Brad Grey, an influential Hollywood leader who served as the chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures for 12 years, has died. A family spokeswoman said Monday that Grey, who was battling c...
May 15, 2017
Back to the drawing board: Dutch govt coalition talks fail
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Dutch talks on forming a four-party government coalition collapsed Monday over differences on migration policy. Migration policy was one of the most divisive issues in the Mar...
May 15, 2017
USDA warns Pittsburgh restaurant that served horse meat during Canadian event
PITTSBURGH - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has warned a Pittsburgh restaurant to not serve horse meat again. KDKA-TV first reported that Cure Restaurant hosted a special dinner with Canadian chef...
May 15, 2017
The Latest: Arguments conclude on Trump's revised travel ban
SEATTLE - The Latest on the appeal of President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban (all times local): 10:52 a.m. Arguments have wrapped up in a federal appeals court in Seattle over President Don...
May 15, 2017
US: Syria is burning bodies to hide proof of mass killings
WASHINGTON - In a move aimed at ratcheting up pressure on Russia to push the Syrian government into peace talks with rebels, the United States has accused Syria of executing thousands of imprisoned po...
May 15, 2017
Town coffers crumble along with a region's home foundations
WILLINGTON, Conn. - As the foundation beneath their home crumbles, Christina Mailhos and her husband are trying to figure out how to come up with $200,000 or more for the massive fix while college tui...
May 15, 2017
Man gets 49 years for anti-transgender hate crime killing
GULFPORT, Miss. - A Mississippi man received a 49-year prison sentence Monday for the first-ever conviction on federal hate crime charges arising from the killing of a transgender woman. In a case wat...
May 15, 2017