Category Archives: World
Jimmy Kimmel: Senator 'lied right to my face' on health care
Jimmy Kimmel sharply criticized U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy on his late-night show, saying the Louisiana Republican “lied right to my face” by going back on his word to ensure any health care o...
Sep 20, 2017
Allman Brothers producer Johnny Sandlin dead at 72
DECATUR, Ala. - An Alabama musician and recording engineer who produced songs for groups including the Allman Brothers Band has died. A funeral home obituary says Johnny Sandlin of Decatur, Alabama, d...
Sep 20, 2017
Connecticut man charged with running over, killing, 13 geese
WATERBURY, Conn. - Police in Connecticut have charged a man they say intentionally ran over and killed 13 Canada geese. The Republican-American (http://bit.ly/2xgKnKQ ) reports that Anthony Jackson, o...
Sep 20, 2017
Empty bookshelf: 80 books missing from classroom after Irma
DUNEDIN, Fla. - A Florida teacher found an empty bookshelf when she returned to her classroom, which had served as a shelter for Hurricane Irma evacuees. Martha Hereford-Cothron tells the Tampa Bay Ti...
Sep 20, 2017

AP Exclusive: Clinton book has sold more than 300,000 copies
NEW YORK - Hillary Clinton’s “What Happened” had a big debut. Clinton’s book about her stunning loss in 2016 to Donald Trump sold more than 300,000 copies in the combined forma...
Sep 20, 2017

US home sales off 1.7 pct., hurt by Harvey and low supply
WASHINGTON - U.S. home sales fell 1.7 per cent in August, pulled down by the effects of Hurricane Harvey and a worsening shortage of available properties. The National Association of Realtors said Wed...
Sep 20, 2017

Trump's trashing of Iran deal poses problems for NK strategy
President Donald Trump’s threat before the world to obliterate North Korea left no doubt about his determination to stop the communist country’s nuclear weapons buildup. His disparagement ...
Sep 20, 2017
Trump's North Korea threat leaves Asia struggling to explain
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Was it a bluff? A warning that Washington would shoot down North Korea’s next missile test? A restatement of past policy? Or simply just what it seemed: a straightfor...
Sep 20, 2017

As Syrian war winds down, Israel sets sights on Hezbollah
PILON MILITARY BASE, Israel - With President Bashar Assad seemingly poised to survive the Syrian civil war, Israeli leaders are growing nervous about the intentions of his Iranian patrons and their em...
Sep 20, 2017
Maria destroys homes, triggers flooding in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 years destroyed hundreds of homes, knocked out power across the entire island and turned some streets into raging riv...
Sep 20, 2017