Category Archives: World
Tillerson says US won't be rushed on climate change policies
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Arctic nations have renewed calls for the world to address climate warming, but U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the United States will not rush to make a decision on its...
May 11, 2017
Australia warns travellers to not bring in hitchhiking toads
CANBERRA, Australia - Australian quarantine authorities on Thursday urged travellers through Asia to avoid bringing in hitchhiking amphibians after a passenger arrived at an airport with a dead Indone...
May 11, 2017
8 dead, 20 injured after moderate quake in far western China
BEIJING - A moderate earthquake that struck close to the earth’s surface killed eight people and injured more than 20 others in far western China on Thursday, the region’s earthquake admin...
May 10, 2017
Alaska lawmaker censured over abortion comment
JUNEAU, Alaska - The Alaska House voted Wednesday to censure a Republican member over comments he made suggesting there are women in Alaska who try to get pregnant to get a “free trip to the cit...
May 10, 2017
Illinois Senate approves abortion safeguards; veto likely
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Democratic-controlled Illinois Senate voted Wednesday to expand public financing for abortions and ensure legal access to the procedure across the state, although the measure l...
May 10, 2017
Rescued mini-donkey gives birth, public can vote on a name
PHILADELPHIA - A starving and abandoned miniature donkey rescued from a Pennsylvania farm had a little secret for animal welfare workers: She was pregnant. Sadie and a male mini-donkey named Romeo wer...
May 10, 2017
Comey's firing: Trump frustration finally boiled into action
WASHINGTON - For weeks, President Donald Trump had been seething. The swirling questions about possible contacts between his presidential campaign team and Russia just wouldn’t stop, and he felt...
May 10, 2017
Former Wisconsin congressman named to lead USAID
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has nominated an ex-congressman and former U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania to lead the United States Agency for International Development. The White House says Mark A...
May 10, 2017
Republicans question Trump's firing of FBI director
WASHINGTON - More than a dozen Republican senators voiced concerns Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, in a series of statements suggesting the GOP was no...
May 10, 2017
Lesbian couple get divorce after politically charged battle
NASHVILLE - A judge has granted a divorce decree to a lesbian couple after a custody battle that was targeted by dozens of conservative Tennessee lawmakers who tried to intervene in the case. The same...
May 10, 2017