Category Archives: World
3 PETA protesters barred from SeaWorld San Diego
SAN DIEGO - Three animal rights activists are barred from SeaWorld San Diego after participating in a protest led by actor James Cromwell. A judge Thursday also barred Ricky Chavez Rodriguez, Lyanne F...
Nov 03, 2017
Mayor quotes Jay-Z after not guilty DUI verdict
GREENWOOD, S.C. - A South Carolina mayor quoted rapper Jay-Z on Twitter after he was found not guilty of driving under the influence. “In the words of Jay Z, ‘not guilty, y’all got t...
Nov 03, 2017
Assaults in Syria and Iraq oust IS from border bastions
DAMASCUS, Syria - Syrian troops ousted Islamic State extremists Friday from Deir el-Zour, a major city in eastern Syria, while Iraqi forces retook Qaim, the group’s last big town across the bord...
Nov 03, 2017
New Mexico looks for opioid solutions amid tributes to dead
SANTA FE, N.M. - A Day of the Dead altar with family photos of orphaned children in the arms of the departed stood as silent testimony to New Mexico’s struggle to reduce the toll of opioid addic...
Nov 03, 2017
US factory orders up 1.4 per cent in September
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories rose 1.4 per cent in September, the strongest gain in four months. A key category that tracks business investment plans jumped by the largest amount in more than ...
Nov 03, 2017
Questions arise over departure of first woman to lead Fed
WASHINGTON - Nearly four years into Janet Yellen’s history-making turn as the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, the economy is growing, the unemployment rate is low and the stock market i...
Nov 03, 2017
Bill introduced allowing Hawaii's foreign fishermen onshore
HONOLULU - Hundreds of foreign fishermen currently confined to vessels in Honolulu for years at a time would be allowed to come ashore when they dock under legislation introduced Thursday in Congress....
Nov 03, 2017
Bergdahl spared from prison; Trump calls sentence 'disgrace'
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked away from his post in Afghanistan and triggered a search that left some of his comrades severely wounded, was spared a prison sentence by a milit...
Nov 03, 2017
Female lawmakers allege harassment by colleagues in House
WASHINGTON - For years, Republican Rep. Mary Bono endured increasingly suggestive comments from a fellow lawmaker in the House of Representatives. But when the congressman approached her on the House ...
Nov 03, 2017
GOP tax plan may offer little aid for many in middle class
WASHINGTON - House Republicans have stressed that the tax plan they unveiled Thursday is tailored to benefit America’s middle class. Just how much it would remains uncertain based on the details...
Nov 03, 2017