Category Archives: World
After election win, Abe prioritizes North Korea, aging Japan
TOKYO - Fresh off a decisive election victory, Japan’s leader pledged Monday to tackle what he called Japan’s two national crises: the military threat from North Korea and an aging and shr...
Oct 22, 2017
US-backed forces take Syria's largest oil field from IS
BEIRUT - U.S.-backed fighters captured Syria’s largest oil field from the Islamic State group Sunday, marking a major advance against the extremists in an area coveted by pro-government forces. ...
Oct 22, 2017
Hot World Series on deck: Altuve, Astros vs Kershaw, Dodgers
Big-time aces Clayton Kershaw and Justin Verlander. Playoff boppers Jose Altuve and Justin Turner. A pair of 100-win teams for the first time in nearly a half-century. Hollywood Walk of Fame vs. Texan...
Oct 21, 2017
Astros reach World Series, top Yankees 4-0 in Game 7 of ALCS
HOUSTON - Jose Altuve embraced Justin Verlander as confetti rained down. An improbable thought just a few years ago, the Houston Astros are headed to the World Series. Charlie Morton and Lance McCulle...
Oct 21, 2017
Police: Boy, 3, shot by 6-year-old brother in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - Police in Philadelphia say a 3-year-old is in critical condition after being shot in the head by his 6-year-old brother. Authorities say the younger boy suffered a gunshot wound to the ...
Oct 21, 2017
Former presidents call for unity at hurricane aid concert
AUSTIN, Texas - The five living former presidents put aside politics and appeared together for the first time since 2013 at a concert on Saturday to raise money for victims of devastating hurricanes i...
Oct 21, 2017
Directors guild files disciplinary charges against Weinstein
NEW YORK - The Directors Guild of America announced Saturday it has filed disciplinary charges against disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein. The group said it filed the charges on Oct. 13. Weinst...
Oct 21, 2017
Foo Fighters postpone Kentucky show at last minute
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Foo Fighters postponed a concert in Kentucky, hours before the band was expected to take the stage, because of an unspecified family emergency. The band’s public relations firm ...
Oct 21, 2017
Trump plans to help pay aides' legal costs for Russia probes
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump intends to spend at least $430,000 of his own money to help pay the legal bills of White House staff and campaign aides related to the investigations into Russian e...
Oct 21, 2017
Parents complain after Ohio school sings cotton picking song
TOLEDO, Ohio - Some parents at an Ohio middle school have said they were shocked to hear an eighth-grade choir sing about picking cotton just days after other students in the district took photos and ...
Oct 21, 2017