Category Archives: World
Bike path victims reflected a buzzing, diverse New York City
One of the dead was a mother of young sons from Belgium. Five had travelled from Argentina to New York with a tight-knit group of classmates to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their graduation. The ...
Nov 01, 2017
AP Interview: Wong says China rise means trade trumps rights
HONG KONG - Young Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong warned Wednesday that China’s rise means human rights are in increasingly greater danger of being overshadowed globally by business int...
Nov 01, 2017
Viewfinders unveil Tennessee fall colours for the colorblind
GATLINBURG, Tenn. - Tennessee tourism officials have installed viewfinders at three scenic spots, including an overlook in the Great Smoky Mountains, to help colorblind people see the fall foliage bur...
Nov 01, 2017
Pruitt guts EPA science panels, will appoint new members
WASHINGTON - The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday he intends to replace the outside experts that advise him on science and public health issues with new board members holding m...
Nov 01, 2017
7 arrests outside Yiannopoulos' speech at California college
FULLERTON, Calif. - Police arrested seven people after scuffles and at least one serious fight broke out between protesters and people attending a speech by conservative commentator Milo Yiannopoulos ...
Nov 01, 2017
Police fatally shoot man holding California teacher hostage
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A SWAT team shot and killed a man who held a 70-year-old first-grade teacher hostage at his daughter’s Southern California school during what his family said was an emotional...
Nov 01, 2017
House GOP leaders delay tax plan release amid changes
WASHINGTON - House Republicans, straining to make last-minute changes to their far-reaching tax proposal, on Tuesday delayed the rollout by a day after they failed to finalize the details. The plan pu...
Nov 01, 2017
Halloween parade marches on amid heavy security after attack
New York City’s always-surreal Halloween parade marched on Tuesday evening under the shadow of real fear, hours after a truck attack killed eight people on a busy city bike path in what authorit...
Nov 01, 2017
Utah nurse settles over rough arrest caught on video
SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah nurse who was arrested for refusing to let a police officer draw blood from an unconscious patient settled Tuesday with Salt Lake City and the university that runs the hospital...
Nov 01, 2017
House intelligence panel to interview Kaveladze
WASHINGTON - The House intelligence committee is set to interview Ike Kaveladze, who was among those at a June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with President Donald Trump’s son that has captured the in...
Nov 01, 2017