Category Archives: World

Isaias, again a tropical storm, spawns wild inland weather
TOMS RIVER, N.J. - Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain over Virginia and Maryland early Tuesday after making landfall as a hurricane near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. The hurr...
Aug 04, 2020

Trump fires TVA chair, cites hiring of foreign workers
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday that he had fired the chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority, criticizing the federally owned corporation for hiring foreign workers. Trump told report...
Aug 03, 2020

St Louis series at Detroit off after positive Cards tests
NEW YORK - Seven St. Louis Cardinals players and six staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, causing Major League Baseball to postpone the team's four-game series at Detroit. The series was t...
Aug 03, 2020

Prosecutor seeking Trump's taxes cites probe of his business
NEW YORK - A New York City prosecutor fighting to get President Donald Trump's tax returns told a judge Monday he was justified in demanding them because of public reports of "extensive and protracted...
Aug 03, 2020

This year, Harvest Crusade takes shape as a cinematic event
LOS ANGELES (RNS) - Every year in August, tens of thousands of people fill the seats of Angel Stadium in Anaheim, not for baseball, but for the weekend-long Harvest Crusade. A tradition for more than ...
Aug 03, 2020

US Treasury projects record Q3 borrowing of $947 billion
WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department is projecting government borrowing of $947 billion in the current July-September period, which would be a record for the quarter but down from the all-time high of...
Aug 03, 2020

Navy investigates video of dogs attacking Kaepernick fill-in
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The U.S. Navy is investigating an incident in which dogs attacked a "Colin Kaepernick stand-in" during a K-9 demonstration during a 2019 fundraiser at the Navy SEAL Museum in F...
Aug 03, 2020

Spain's former king leaving country amid financial scandal
MADRID - Spain's former monarch, Juan Carlos I, says he is leaving Spain to live in another, unspecified, country amid a financial scandal, according to a letter published on the royal family's websit...
Aug 03, 2020

Steve McQueen sets 3 premieres at New York Film Festival
Three original films by Oscar-winner Steve McQueen will debut at the New York Film Festival this year, organizers said Monday. The "12 Years a Slave" director will get the opening night slot for the 1...
Aug 03, 2020

Tamar Braxton pays tribute to boyfriend for 'saving my life'
LOS ANGELES - Tamar Braxton is thanking her boyfriend for "saving my life" after her hospitalization last month. Braxton posted a lengthy message on social media late Saturday that paid tribute to Dav...
Aug 03, 2020