Category Archives: World
Equifax victims may face another hassle in buying an iPhone
NEW YORK - Apple fans who froze their credit after the Equifax data breach may end up with another hassle on their hands if they try to get one of the new iPhones that can cost more than $1,000. Peopl...
Sep 14, 2017

WWII remains on Pacific island identified as Michigan man
DETROIT - A Michigan airman whose plane crashed during World War II has been identified among the remains recently discovered on a Pacific Ocean island, the U.S. government said Thursday. The Detroit-...
Sep 14, 2017
Trump renews talk of 'bad dudes' opposing white supremacists
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump repeated Thursday that he thought there were “bad dudes” among the people who assembled to oppose a white nationalist protest in Virginia, a day after t...
Sep 14, 2017

Industry panel recommends roll back of aviation safety rules
WASHINGTON - An influential industry committee recommended Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration eliminate or scale back dozens of safety rules, including one on airline pilot qualificatio...
Sep 14, 2017
Reports: China orders bitcoin exchanges to shut down
BEIJING - Regulators have ordered Chinese bitcoin exchanges to close, two business newspapers reported Thursday, after uncertainty about the digital currency’s future in China caused its price t...
Sep 14, 2017
Judge: Have politicians, not court, settle immigration issue
NEW YORK - A judge said Thursday he’d prefer that politicians in Washington, not the courts, settle the issue of what to do about thousands of immigrants brought into the United States illegally...
Sep 14, 2017

US wildfire costs hit record $2.3 billion; season isn't over
DENVER - The U.S. government says it has already spent a record $2.3 billion fighting wildfires this year, and 64 major fires are still burning in 10 states. The Forest Service, the nation’s pri...
Sep 14, 2017
'Game of Thrones' The Mountain to compete in strength events
CONCORD, N.H. - The Mountain is getting a chance to prove his might. Hafthor “Thor” Bjornsson, the brutal, feared guard of Queen Cersei Lannister in the HBO “Game of Thrones” s...
Sep 14, 2017
French city to send misspelled Montpelier jerseys to Vermont
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Vermont’s capital city is saying merci to a French city it’s named after for plans to send some misspelled soccer jerseys its way. The city manager in Montpelier (mahnt-P...
Sep 14, 2017

150th anniversary of pioneering composer Amy Beach observed
DURHAM, N.H. - As a wealthy Victorian lady, Amy Beach never cooked or cleaned. But she did do a bit of sewing - carefully stitching new musical passages she composed atop older versions. “What m...
Sep 14, 2017