Category Archives: World

Trump to pardon women's suffrage leader Susan Anthony
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will pardon Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the women's suffrage movement, who was arrested for voting in 1872 in violation of laws permitting only me...
Aug 18, 2020

US home construction surges 22.6%, third straight increase
WASHINGTON - Construction of new U.S. homes surged 22.6% last month as homebuilders bounced back from a lull induced by the coronavirus pandemic. The Department reported Tuesday that new homes were st...
Aug 18, 2020

Texas becomes 4th state to surpass 10,000 virus deaths
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas surpassed 10,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths Monday as the lingering toll of a massive summer outbreak continues, and health experts expressed concerns that recent encouraging t...
Aug 17, 2020

In 'The 24th,' police brutality and unrest, 103 years ago
NEW YORK - The sole photograph related to the Houston Riot of 1917 shows 64 Black soldiers sitting with arms folded and legs crossed behind a rope. Their sheer number, in a courtroom otherwise populat...
Aug 17, 2020

2 men indicted in 2002 killing of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay
NEW YORK - Two suspects have been indicted in the 2002 killing of hip hop artist Jam Master Jay, which until now had been one of New York City's most notorious unsolved killings, two law enforcement o...
Aug 17, 2020

Review cites 'operational failures' in Smollett prosecution
CHICAGO - A special prosecutor in Chicago said Monday that Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and her office abused their discretion in the case against actor Jussie Smollett but did nothing crimin...
Aug 17, 2020

Trump administration imposes new Huawei restrictions
WASHINGTON - The U.S. is imposing another round of restrictions on China's Huawei as President Donald Trump renewed accusations that the company's telecommunications equipment is used for spying. "We ...
Aug 17, 2020

Ex-Spanish king confirmed to be in UAE amid financial probes
MADRID - Former monarch Juan Carlos I of Spain has been in the United Arab Emirates since he left his country amid a growing financial scandal, the Spanish royal household said Monday, resolving a two...
Aug 17, 2020

Rapper to pay for funeral of young girl shot in dollhouse
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Rapper and businessman Master P said he will pay for the funeral of a 3-year-old Kentucky girl who was fatally shot along with her father. Trinity Randolph and her 21-year-old father...
Aug 17, 2020

Lockdown deaths in India ignite debate on police brutality
NEW DELHI - For two and a half minutes the popular Indian radio DJ described in graphic detail what she said was the torture and killing of a father and son in police custody. The father was arrested ...
Aug 16, 2020