Category Archives: World
Tucson's giant cactus gift rejected by Amazon in bid for HQ
TUCSON, Ariz. - Amazon has rejected the 21-foot (6.4-meter) Saguaro cactus that southern Arizona economic leaders planned to send as a gift to CEO Jeff Bezos, in a bid to attract the company’s s...
Sep 19, 2017

Police: Third arrest made in London subway attack
LONDON - British police have arrested a third suspect in connection with the bomb that partially exploded on a London subway last week. Police said they arrested a 25-year-old man in Wales on Tuesday ...
Sep 19, 2017
Man admits trying to sell employer's 'As Seen on TV' secrets
NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey man accused of trying to sell trade secrets while working for a company that distributes “As Seen On TV” products has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. Federal pros...
Sep 19, 2017

White man arrested in slayings of 2 black men in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. - A 23-year-old white man was arrested Tuesday and accused of cold-bloodedly killing two black men and shooting up a black family’s home in a string of attacks last week that po...
Sep 19, 2017

Mexico quake rescuers struggle to free girl, other survivors
MEXICO CITY - The wiggling fingers of a young girl trapped in the rubble of her collapsed school in Mexico City raised hopes and prodded rescuers to work furiously hour after hour Wednesday in a delic...
Sep 19, 2017

Ohio State: Dismiss ex-player's lawsuit over image use
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State wants a federal judge to dismiss a class-action lawsuit by one of its most famous football stars who alleges athletes’ images were used without their permission and w...
Sep 19, 2017

Alabama judge refuses to move man's trial from 'S-Town'
CENTREVILLE, Ala. - A character from the hit podcast “S-Town” will stand trial on theft and other charges in the rural Alabama county that serves as the setting for the serialized narrativ...
Sep 19, 2017

Neko Case's Vermont home is damaged by fire
BARNET, Vt. - Fire investigators are looking for the cause of a fire that heavily damaged Neko Case’s 225-year-old Vermont home. Barnet firefighters were called to the indie musician’s hom...
Sep 19, 2017
Trump's latest nickname: Rocket Man
WASHINGTON - With President Donald Trump, a good enemy deserves a good nickname. In his debut appearance before the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday, Trump embraced his latest label - calling North Korea...
Sep 19, 2017

Jedidiah Bila departs ABC's 'The View;' no replacement named
NEW YORK - Conservative commentator Jedediah Bila has announced her departure from ABC’s “The View.” Bila made the announcement on Monday’s program, saying she was leaving to w...
Sep 19, 2017