Category Archives: World

AP Source: Lakers, Pelicans, agree on Anthony Davis trade
NEW ORLEANS - Several people familiar with the situation say the New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to trade disgruntled six-time All-Star Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers for point guard Lonzo B...
Jun 15, 2019

Hong Kong in limbo as extradition protests crisis deepens
Hong Kong's legislature suspended meetings Thursday as leaders considered their next steps following violent clashes between police and protesters opposed to a bill that would allow suspects to be tri...
Jun 14, 2019

Tankers struck near Strait of Hormuz; US blames Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The U.S. blamed Iran for suspected attacks on two oil tankers Thursday near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, denouncing what it called a campaign of "escalating tensions" ...
Jun 14, 2019

Taiwan leader Tsai gets party nod to run for reelection
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, a thorn in the side of China's government because of her pro-independence views, sewed up the ruling party's nomination Thursday to seek a second four-y...
Jun 14, 2019

21 Savage donates $25K for legal aid for detained immigrants
ATLANTA - Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage has given $25,000 to the Southern Poverty Law Center after the watchdog organization helped him while he was in federal immigration custody earlier this yea...
Jun 14, 2019

Police: Arkansas woman arrested in ex-lawmaker's death
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Authorities on Friday night said they've arrested an Arkansas woman in connection with the killing of a former state senator who was found dead outside her own home. Arkansas State...
Jun 14, 2019

3rd suspected suicide in less than 2 weeks for NY police
New York City police say a 29-year-old officer died Friday in the department's third suspected suicide in less than two weeks. Police say he shot himself in the head around 3:45 p.m. on a Staten Islan...
Jun 14, 2019

Man arrested in deaths of Dallas transgender woman, 2 others
DALLAS - A 33-year-old man has been arrested in the slayings of three women in Dallas, including a transgender woman whose death brought nationwide attention, police said Wednesday. Kendrell Lavar Lyl...
Jun 14, 2019

Jurors listen to suspect say he killed scholar from China
PEORIA, Ill. - Jurors in a federal death-penalty trial heard secretly recorded audio Friday in which a former University of Illinois doctoral student describes to his girlfriend how he killed a visiti...
Jun 14, 2019

Navy picks new War College leader after removing president
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Navy has named the first female leader of the U.S. Naval War College after removing the college president who is under investigation. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer announced Fr...
Jun 14, 2019