Category Archives: World
J.P. Donleavy, author of 'The Ginger Man,' dies at age 91
LONDON - J.P. Donleavy, the incorrigible Irish-American author and playwright whose ribald debut novel “The Ginger Man” met scorn, censorship and eventually celebration as a groundbreaking...
Sep 14, 2017
Woman arrested near Prince George's school is free on bail
London police say a woman arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary near the school attended by four-year-old Prince George has been released on bail. Police said Thursday officers that are working ...
Sep 14, 2017
1 soldier killed, 7 injured in Fort Bragg training exercise
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - A training exercise involving demolitions killed one special operations soldier and injured seven others at the Army’s largest base Thursday, just a day after 15 Marines were ...
Sep 14, 2017

Rights group says millions in Syria school aid goes missing
BEIRUT - Governments and aid agencies have been unable to account for millions of dollars in school aid for Syrian refugees, frustrating efforts to meet schooling needs for children in Lebanon, Jordan...
Sep 14, 2017

Mattis' message: US is not intimidated by North Korea
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. - He inspected a mock-up nuclear warhead, but there was no Kim Jong Un lookalike posing for photographs. He chatted with nuclear missile launch officers in their underground...
Sep 14, 2017

Trump delivers shock rebuke to Colombia over cocaine surge
BOGOTA - U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening that he may decertify Colombia as a partner in the war against drugs unless the South American nation reverses a record surge in cocaine production....
Sep 14, 2017

Tall tail: Record-setting cats share home near Detroit
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - Here’s a very tall tail: Two record-setting cats are living together near Detroit. Arcturus Aldebaran Powers holds the Guinness World Records mark for tallest domestic ...
Sep 14, 2017
Angelina Jolie on her Cambodian epic and the power of family
TORONTO - Angelina Jolie arrives for an interview with the familiar harried air of a parent who has just barely managed to withdraw from her children, all six of whom she’s left having breakfast...
Sep 14, 2017
Dangers after Irma: Chain saws, generators, heat, ladders
ATLANTA - Irma’s deadly rampage is over but authorities say the risk of deaths and injuries rises significantly after natural disasters. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says ...
Sep 14, 2017

ESPN says it accepts Hill's apology for Trump tweets
NEW YORK - ESPN says it has accepted the apology of its “SportsCenter” host Jemele Hill for tweeting this week that President Donald Trump was a “white supremacist” and “...
Sep 14, 2017