Category Archives: World
FBI: JFK files authorized for release with some redactions
WASHINGTON - The FBI said Monday that all its previously withheld files on the John F. Kennedy assassination have been authorized for release with limited redactions to protect the identities of indiv...
Oct 31, 2017
Jordan water crisis worsens as Mideast tensions slow action
SHARHABIL, Jordan - From a hillside in northern Jordan, the Yarmouk River is barely visible in the steep valley below, reduced from a once important water source to a sluggish trickle overgrown with v...
Oct 31, 2017
Northeast struggling to recover from powerful storm
PORTLAND, Maine - Hundreds of out-of-state reinforcements bolstered utility crews struggling to restore power throughout New England on Tuesday, a day after a powerful storm blew down trees and postpo...
Oct 31, 2017
Fires destroy part of Hewlett-Packard archives
SANTA ROSA, Calif. - California’s deadly wildfires destroyed much of an archive from tech pioneers William Hewlett and David Packard, such as a decades-old memo in which Hewlett proposes designi...
Oct 31, 2017
Family colds postpone heart surgery for Jimmy Kimmel's baby
LOS ANGELES - Follow-up heart surgery for Jimmy Kimmel’s infant son was postponed because of family colds. In a statement Monday, Kimmel’s publicist said that Billy Kimmel’s schedule...
Oct 31, 2017
Tribes in Columbia River Gorge hit by White House decision
SALEM, Ore. - The Trump administration is neglecting the U.S. government’s obligation to build new homes for Indians whose original abodes were submerged by dams along the Columbia River, member...
Oct 31, 2017
Mueller probe of Trump administration enters new phase
WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Muller’s charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and two other aides marked a new phase in his sprawling investigation into Russia and Pr...
Oct 31, 2017
Trump: Aide at centre of Russia probe 'proven to be a liar'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a former campaign aide thrust into the centre of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe “has already proven to be a liar.”...
Oct 31, 2017
US consumer confidence rises in October to 17-year high
WASHINGTON - American consumers are the most confident they’ve been in nearly 17 years. The Conference Board says its consumer confidence index hit 125.9 in October, up from a revised 120.6 in S...
Oct 31, 2017
Prince Charles and Camilla kick off Asia tour in Singapore
SINGAPORE - Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, were welcomed to Singapore on Tuesday, the first stop of an 11-day trip to strengthen ties between Britain and Asian countries. They received a ceremo...
Oct 31, 2017