Category Archives: World
Bail set at $100K for 2 Polish band members in rape case
SPOKANE, Wash. - The final two members of the Polish metal band Decapitated had bail set at $100,000 each Friday on rape and kidnapping charges after they were arrested for the gang-rape of a woman on...
Oct 20, 2017
Spacewalking astronaut copes with frayed tether, bad jetpack
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A spacewalking astronaut successfully replaced a blurry camera outside the International Space Station on Friday, but had to contend with a balky jetpack and a frayed safety tet...
Oct 20, 2017
January trial scheduled in shooting death of ex-NFL player
GRETNA, La. - Trial for the suspect in last year’s shooting death of former NFL player Joe McKnight has been scheduled for Jan. 16. Fifty-five-year-old Ronald Gasser faces a second-degree murder...
Oct 20, 2017
Ex-prosecutor to sue Cosby accuser, alleging personal injury
PHILADELPHIA - A former district attorney who declined to press sexual-assault charges against Bill Cosby in 2005 has filed the beginnings of a lawsuit against Cosby’s accuser in Philadelphia. A...
Oct 20, 2017
US probe alleges corruption by top Honolulu law enforcers
HONOLULU - A curious allegation of mailbox theft unraveled into a tale of corruption that reached the highest levels of Honolulu law enforcement, culminating in a U.S. investigation that found the for...
Oct 20, 2017
WHO chief selects Zimbabwe's Mugabe as 'goodwill ambassador'
GENEVA - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has long faced United States sanctions over his government’s human rights abuses. But the World Health Organization’s new chief is making the long...
Oct 20, 2017
Budget deficit hits $666B, an $80B spike for the year
WASHINGTON - The federal budget deficit rose to $666 billion in the just-completed fiscal year, a spike that comes as Republicans are moving to draft a tax code rewrite that promises to add up to $1.5...
Oct 20, 2017
Egyptian official: 14 policemen killed southwest of Cairo
CAIRO - Militants killed 14 policemen and wounded eight in a shootout during a raid Friday on a militants’ hideout southwest of Cairo, an Egyptian security official said. The exchange took place...
Oct 20, 2017
Vegas shooting doesn't change opinions on guns: AP-NORC poll
ATLANTA - The slaying of five dozen people in Las Vegas did little to change Americans’ opinions about gun laws. The nation is closely divided on whether restricting firearms would reduce such m...
Oct 20, 2017
KFC Twitter follows 11 Herbs and Spices, intrigues internet
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Twitter user has earned kudos online for discovering a subtle message on KFC’s account. The KFC account follows just 11 users; five of them are former members of the Spice Gi...
Oct 20, 2017