Category Archives: World
Trump vows to 'fix the mess' as US targets North Korea banks
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump vowed to “fix the mess” over North Korea’s nuclear program but warned any U.S. military attack would be “devastating.” The tough talk ...
Sep 27, 2017

NY village takes the choking out of its official seal
WHITESBORO, N.Y. - An upstate New York village that drew widespread scrutiny last year for an official seal that appeared to depict a white settler throttling a Native American has come out with a new...
Sep 27, 2017

Interpol approves Palestinian membership, angering Israel
PARIS - International police agency Interpol voted Wednesday to include Palestine as a member state, in a new boost to Palestinian efforts for international recognition and influence amid long-stalled...
Sep 27, 2017
Man accused of vandalizing mosque pleads guilty to charges
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man accused of writing anti-Muslim comments on an Ohio mosque has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of desecrating a place of worship and misdemeanour charges of ethnic intimidation...
Sep 27, 2017
Police officer avoids stinky situation during skunk rescue
YORK, Maine - A Maine police officer put his nose in harm’s way during a wildlife rescue. York Police Department officer David McKinnon came upon a skunk with its head stuck inside a cup while o...
Sep 27, 2017
Former Clinton aide Jennifer Palmieri has book deal
NEW YORK - Hillary Clinton’s former director of communications has her own story to tell. Jennifer Palmieri is working on a “book of lessons” for future women leaders, Grand Central ...
Sep 27, 2017

Swiss-American mountaineer Norman Dyhrenfurth dead at 99
VIENNA - Norman Dyhrenfurth, a Swiss-American mountaineer and filmmaker who organized the successful American expedition in 1963 to Mount Everest that put six climbers on the summit and inspired gener...
Sep 27, 2017

Syngenta settles US farmer lawsuits in China corn trade case
MINNEAPOLIS - Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta said Tuesday it has agreed to settle tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits by farmers over the company’s rollout of a genetically engineered corn see...
Sep 26, 2017

Disciplinary trial of cop in arrest of tennis pro concludes
NEW YORK - The internal disciplinary trial of a police officer who tackled retired pro tennis player James Blake concluded Tuesday, but the public - and even Blake - might never learn the details of a...
Sep 26, 2017

Ex-NY Senate leader Skelos gets new trial in corruption case
NEW YORK - A former state Senate leader and his son were granted new trials Tuesday in a corruption case that roiled a scandal-ridden statehouse. Dean Skelos is the latest in a series of powerful poli...
Sep 26, 2017