Category Archives: World
UK interest rates set to rise as inflation hits 3 per cent
LONDON - Inflation is set to rise above 3 per cent in the next month or two, the Bank of England’s governor warned Tuesday, a cautionary note that reinforces expectations interest rates will soo...
Oct 17, 2017
Netflix sinking deeper into debt to fuel subscriber growth
SAN FRANCISCO - Netflix is sinking deeper into debt in its relentless pursuit of more viewers, leaving the company little margin for error as it tries to build the world’s biggest video subscrip...
Oct 17, 2017
Trump, McConnell: No matter what people say, we're friends
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell reaffirmed their alliance of necessity Monday in a raucous Rose Garden news conference that also underscored their sharp differences. The garrulous presid...
Oct 17, 2017
Fact-checking fake news on Facebook works - just too slowly
NEW YORK - Facebook’s effort to limit the spread of fake news using outside fact-checkers appears to be having an effect - although that finding comes with a major caveat. Once a story receives ...
Oct 17, 2017
US-backed forces celebrate fall of IS 'capital,' Raqqa
BEIRUT - U.S.-backed Syrian forces celebrated in the devastated streets of Raqqa on Tuesday after gaining control of the northern city that once was the heart of the Islamic State’s self-styled ...
Oct 17, 2017
Dr. Seuss' stepdaughter calls for mural to stay in museum
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - One of Dr. Seuss’ two stepdaughters is calling for a mural that was deemed offensive for its depiction of a Chinese character from one of the author’s books to remain ...
Oct 17, 2017
Trump campaign racks up legal fees as Russia probes grow
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign spent more than $1 million in legal fees in the last three months, coinciding with a spike in intensity from Russia investigators. The ...
Oct 17, 2017
First Waco biker trial could have domino effect on others
WACO, Texas - Steel barriers and sheriff’s deputies surrounded the courthouse in Waco, Texas, in a show of heightened security as the trial began for an alleged leader of the Bandidos biker gang...
Oct 17, 2017
Taliban launch wave of attacks in Afghanistan, kill 74
KABUL - The Taliban unleashed a wave of attacks across Afghanistan on Tuesday, targeting police compounds and government facilities with suicide bombers in the country’s south, east and west, an...
Oct 17, 2017
Vegas hotel security guard's disappearance draws attention
LAS VEGAS - The cancellation of scheduled TV interviews last week by a hotel security guard wounded by the Las Vegas shooter raised questions Tuesday about the location of a key witness to the deadlie...
Oct 17, 2017