Category Archives: World

Sri Lanka says 2 militants, civilian killed in fresh raid
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's military says soldiers are raiding an area in the country's east where a gunfight between troops and suspects linked to the Easter suicide bombings killed two militant...
Apr 26, 2019

Prince William meets New Zealand mosque attack responders
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Britain's Prince William on Thursday met with some of the police officers and medics who were the first to respond to last month's mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand...
Apr 26, 2019

Maine latest to ditch Columbus Day, honour Native Americans
AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine joined a small but growing number of states on Friday that have renamed Columbus Day to honour indigenous people as part of a movement to recognize the dark side of colonialism ...
Apr 26, 2019

The Latest: Trump confident about new US-Japan trade deal
WASHINGTON - The Latest on President Donald Trump's meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (all times local): 5:20 p.m. President Donald Trump is expressing confidence that a new trade deal c...
Apr 26, 2019

Public defender asks to drop Florida school massacre suspect
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The public defenders for the Parkland school massacre defendant unexpectedly asked to withdraw from the case Wednesday, saying the 20-year-old man will soon inherit nearly a ha...
Apr 26, 2019

Cohen says he pleaded guilty to crimes he didn't commit
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's prison-bound former lawyer told actor Tom Arnold last month that he pleaded guilty to some crimes he didn't commit so his wife wouldn't "get dragged into the mud of...
Apr 26, 2019

Argentina's Fernández releases memoir ahead of elections
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Former Argentine President Cristina Fernndez has published a new book just months before presidential elections. The release of the memoir "Sincerely" sent supporters scurryi...
Apr 26, 2019

Biden says he didn't treat Hill badly
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says he doesn't think he mistreated Anita Hill in 1991, though he has said publicly he regrets how she was treated. During an interview on ABC'...
Apr 26, 2019

Russian sentenced to 18 months for being agent for Kremlin
WASHINGTON - A Russian woman who admitted to being a secret agent for the Kremlin has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Maria Butina has been jailed since her July 2018 arrest and will get credit...
Apr 26, 2019

Trump to keep fighting opioids 'until our job is done'
ATLANTA - President Donald Trump pledged on Wednesday to battle the deadly epidemic of opioid drug abuse "until our job is done," and he claimed progress even though it is unclear whether the crisis h...
Apr 26, 2019