Category Archives: World
Cargo plane goes off runway in West Virginia; 2 killed
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A cargo plane contracted by UPS went off the runway and over a steep, wooded hillside Friday at a West Virginia airport, killing the pilot and co-pilot, an airport official said. N...
May 5, 2017
The Latest: France's election commission studies hack attack
PARIS - The Latest on the French presidential runoff on Sunday (all times local): 1:30 a.m. France’s election campaign commission is examining a hacking attack on candidate Emmanuel Macron’...
May 5, 2017
Top court upholds death sentence for rape that shocked India
NEW DELHI - India’s top court on Friday upheld the death sentences of four men who were convicted in the fatal gang-rape and torture of a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus in the India...
May 5, 2017
Last survivor of Hindenburg disaster: 'The air was on fire'
TRENTON, N.J. - Wind and thunderstorms had delayed the Hindenburg’s arrival in New Jersey from Germany on May 6, 1937. The father of 8-year-old Werner Doehner headed to his cabin after using his...
May 5, 2017
As rivers recede, another death from Midwest flooding
ST. LOUIS - A man has died after his vehicle was swept off a road near a flooded creek in Missouri, marking the 10th death blamed on flooding in the Midwest, authorities said Friday. The Missouri Stat...
May 5, 2017
Belgian PM interview: push Brexit button and May must pay
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel says British expectations in its divorce proceedings from the European Union are “not realistic” and sent a clear warning that Britain will not escape...
May 5, 2017
New York City cafe says Starbucks stole its unicorn drink
NEW YORK - A Brooklyn cafe that created a “Unicorn Latte” is accusing Starbucks of “overshadowing” its health-conscious drink with the sugary Unicorn Frappuccino in a new lawsu...
May 5, 2017
'Veep' stars respond to Australian injured while laughing
CANBERRA, Australia - An Australian lawmaker said Friday he was stunned that he had grabbed the attention of stars of the U.S. television series “Veep” by laughing so hard at an episode of...
May 5, 2017
Large Chinese-made passenger jet due to make maiden flight
SHANGHAI - The first large Chinese-made passenger jetliner is due to make its maiden test flight Friday from Shanghai, a symbolic milestone in China’s long-term goal to break into the Western-do...
May 5, 2017