Category Archives: World
Fraternity, 18 members charged in Penn State student's death
BELLEFONTE, Pa. - Eighteen Penn State fraternity brothers have been charged with crimes ranging up to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a pledge who authorities say repeatedly fell down a fligh...
May 06, 2017
French watchdog: large amount of Macron data leaked
PARIS - France’s election campaign commission says “a significant amount of data” has been leaked on social networks following a hacking attack allegedly suffered by centrist preside...
May 06, 2017
Prosecutors dropping 2 teens' charges in school rape case
ROCKVILLE, Md. - Prosecutors are dropping charges against two Hispanic teens accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in a restroom at a suburban Washington high school, a case cited by the White House as...
May 06, 2017
Experts: Convicting ex-officer in teen's death will be tough
HOUSTON - Authorities who’ve charged a white suburban Dallas police officer with murder in a black teenager’s death face a tough task in getting a conviction as few of these cases go to tr...
May 06, 2017
Federal officials target 27 national monuments for review
WASHINGTON - The Interior Department has identified 27 national monuments, mostly in Western states, that it is reviewing for possible changes to the protections created by Republican and Democratic p...
May 06, 2017
Former Trump aide calls Russia probe 'comically fake'
WASHINGTON - A Senate committee investigating Moscow’s interference in last year’s election has asked several of President Donald Trump’s associates to turn over information about po...
May 06, 2017
Candidate for Army secretary withdraws amid heavy criticism
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s choice for Army secretary has withdrawn his nomination in the face of growing criticism over his remarks about Muslims, and gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans...
May 06, 2017
US still in climate talks with no decision on Paris pullout
WASHINGTON - The United States says it it will continue attending United Nations climate change meetings, even as President Donald Trump considers pulling the U.S. out of a global emissions-cutting de...
May 06, 2017
Police officials: Taliban run over a district headquarters
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Taliban insurgents overran a district police headquarters in northeastern Afghanistan after two days of intense fighting that left scores of casualties on both sides, Kunduz pr...
May 06, 2017
Jury: Man convicted of 6 killings should get death penalty
YUMA, Ariz. - A jury decided Friday that an Arizona prisoner convicted of killing six people in Yuma in 2005 should be sentenced to death. Jurors reached their decision after several hours of delibera...
May 05, 2017