Category Archives: World
Council member gives opponent ABC (already been chewed) gum
MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis City Council member has given one of her opponents something to chew over - a piece of chewed gum. Twenty-year incumbent Lisa Goodman took the gum out of her mouth and hand...
Sep 21, 2017
Protesters ejected from Turkish president's New York speech
NEW YORK - A demonstrator who got up and shouted “Terrorist!” at Turkey’s president during a speech at a hotel on Thursday was grabbed by bodyguards and rushed out of the hall as oth...
Sep 21, 2017
Man charged with attempted murder of Kansas tax agent
WICHITA, Kan. - A man accused of shooting a Kansas Department of Revenue agent has been charged with attempted first-degree murder. Ricky Wirths made his first appearance in court Thursday. He’s...
Sep 21, 2017

Jimmy Kimmel transforms debate, and shows comedy's new role
NEW YORK - If the latest Republican attempt to repeal Obamacare doesn’t work, it may become known as the Jimmy Kimmel Non-Law. The comic’s withering attacks this week have transformed the ...
Sep 21, 2017
Tech companies targeted by sophisticated malware attack
Security researchers say hackers compromised popular computer-cleaning software as part of a sophisticated attack that targeted several high-profile technology companies. The company that sells CClean...
Sep 21, 2017
Excitement bubbles up at BYU as caffeinated soda now on sale
PROVO, Utah - Mormon church-owned Brigham Young University ended a six-decade ban Thursday on the sale of caffeinated soft drinks on campus, surprising students by posting a picture of a can of Coca-C...
Sep 21, 2017
Trump promises Alabama Sen. Strange will 'drain the swamp'
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - President Donald Trump implored his supporters Friday to get behind an establishment-backed incumbent in a Republican runoff race in Alabama, arguing that Sen. Luther Strange will &...
Sep 21, 2017
Civil rights commission: Discrimination risk in city fines
NEW YORK - The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Thursday said the Justice Department should continue an Obama administration effort to rein in abuses in the use of court fees and fines by municipali...
Sep 21, 2017

Michigan official faces key hearing in Flint water case
FLINT, Mich. - A former Michigan health official testified Thursday that he started asking questions about bacteria in Flint’s water supply a year before the state publicly acknowledged an outbr...
Sep 21, 2017
Jeff Sessions warns gang members: 'We will hunt you down'
BOSTON - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned gang members on Thursday that they will be hunted down and brought to justice so they can no longer terrorize communities. Sessions told law enforce...
Sep 21, 2017