Category Archives: World
Honolulu Police Department getting first woman police chief
HONOLULU - A police major was selected Wednesday as the first woman to be chief of the Honolulu Police Department - an agency that has been rocked by a federal corruption investigation. The police com...
Oct 26, 2017
Orphanage owner in India: Texas girl had no eating problem
DALLAS - The owner of a now-closed orphanage in India where a young girl was living before a Texas couple adopted her last year says the child had no difficulty eating despite her adoptive father̵...
Oct 26, 2017
Actress accuses George H.W. Bush of touching her from behind
WASHINGTON - A television actress has accused former President George H.W. Bush of touching her from behind while she was posing for a photo alongside him and telling her a dirty joke. The former pres...
Oct 26, 2017
Vice-President Pence to visit Israel and Egypt in December
DALLAS - Vice-President Mike Pence announced Wednesday that he will travel to Israel and Egypt in late December, and said the U.S. will redirect funds aimed at helping persecuted Christians and other ...
Oct 26, 2017
China's Communist Party praises Xi as Marxist thinker
BEIJING - Marx, Deng … Xi? To the Chinese president’s growing array of titles, the ruling Communist Party says Xi Jinping can add important Marxist thinker. The party on Thursday praised X...
Oct 26, 2017
Springer's HR in 11th gives Astros 7-6 win, ties Series 1-1
LOS ANGELES - George Springer screamed with joy as he circled the bases after hitting a two-run homer in the 11th inning. Would it be enough? Was this the final plot twist on one of the wildest nights...
Oct 26, 2017
Pennsylvania girl, 1, died from carfentanil accident
MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. - A 1-year-old Pittsburgh-area girl’s sudden death in August resulted from accidental exposure to carfentanil, an elephant tranquilizer sometimes mixed with heroin. The Alleghe...
Oct 26, 2017
Louisiana 'dirt farmer' asks Supreme Court's help
WASHINGTON - Some residents in bayou country deep in southeastern Louisiana raise alligators or crawfish. Some grow turnips. Until a local government stepped in, Chad Jarreau farmed dirt. To be more p...
Oct 26, 2017
Born in Sandy-flooded hospital, kids 'stronger than storm'
NEW YORK - Their lives began with one of the most dramatic stories of Superstorm Sandy: the evacuation of 32 newborn babies from a major New York City hospital that got flooded and lost power. Hospita...
Oct 26, 2017
Pesky woodpecker breaks car mirrors in Georgia neighbourhood
SNELLVILLE, Ga. - Authorities say a pesky woodpecker has been breaking car mirrors in Georgia. WSB Radio reports over a dozen cars in a Snellville neighbourhood were damaged last week. Snellville poli...
Oct 26, 2017