Category Archives: World
Judge: Trump's health care cuts don't pose immediate threat
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge on Monday hammered an attorney for California over the state’s push for a court order immediately reinstating “Obamacare” subsidies cut off by the Tru...
Oct 23, 2017
IS came with a hit list, left Syria town in a trail of blood
BEIRUT - The Islamic State militants came into the Syrian town with a hit list. By the time they left three weeks later, more than 70 civilians had been killed - shot or beheaded, their bodies dumped ...
Oct 23, 2017
Al Hurricane, 'Godfather of New Mexico music,' dies
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Al Hurricane, known as the “Godfather of New Mexico music” for developing a distinct sound bridging the state’s unique Hispanic traditions with country and rock, ...
Oct 23, 2017
Philippines declares end to 5-month militant siege in Marawi
CLARK, Philippines - The Philippine government declared the end Monday to the militant siege of a southern city that lasted five months, left more than 1,100 people dead and sparked fears of the Islam...
Oct 23, 2017
Loretta Lynn returns after stroke to honour Alan Jackson
NASHVILLE - Country star Alan Jackson, the late guitarist and singer Jerry Reed and songwriter Don Schlitz were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday. Country icon Loretta Lynn return...
Oct 22, 2017
38 accuse writer/director James Toback of sexual harassment
LOS ANGELES - Writer and director James Toback, who received an Oscar nomination for writing “Bugsy,” has been accused of sexual harassment by 38 women in a report published Sunday in The ...
Oct 22, 2017
Trump urges House GOP to move quickly on budget, tax cuts
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump warned House Republicans on Sunday that 2018 would be a political failure for the GOP and disappointment for the nation if they fail on tax overhaul. A GOP aide fam...
Oct 22, 2017
Salvation Army receives donated urn filled with ashes
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - A Salvation Army thrift store in New Hampshire has received an urn apparently filled with cremated remains. The Portsmouth Herald reports the urn was donated last week. It’s b...
Oct 22, 2017
France: 8 charged in probe of alleged far-right terror plot
PARIS - Eight people suspected of belonging to a French far-right extremist group have been given preliminary terror charges for allegedly plotting attacks against mosques, politicians and migrants. A...
Oct 22, 2017
Julian Edelman memoir 'Relentless' available this week
BOSTON - Julian Edelman may be out of the New England Patriots lineup with a season-ending knee injury, but fans can still get their fill of the star receiver when his new book goes on sale. His memoi...
Oct 22, 2017