Category Archives: World
A few militants fight on in Philippine city ripped to shreds
MARAWI, Philippines - Smoke wafted from the smouldering carcasses of buildings and houses, with the dome of a mosque blasted out with holes, as Philippine troops battled Thursday to defeat a final sta...
Oct 19, 2017
After Obama, Israel's Netanyahu relishing in Trump love fest
JERUSALEM - Widely unpopular around the world, President Donald Trump can take solace in the adulation of Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, who showers him with praise and even holds his tongue over ...
Oct 19, 2017
Recovery, reconstruction go slowly after Mexico earthquake
MEXICO CITY - Wearing a hardhat, Rodrigo Diaz Mejia steps onto the hood of a crushed car and then gingerly into an apartment cracked open by the Sept. 19 earthquake. Inside he spots a photo of two you...
Oct 19, 2017
Trump's health subsidy shutdown could lead to free insurance
WASHINGTON - If President Donald Trump prevails in shutting down a major “Obamacare” health insurance subsidy, it would have the unintended consequence of making free basic coverage availa...
Oct 19, 2017
Trump weighs in on 'fake' dossier on his alleged Russia ties
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is questioning what he says is a “fake” dossier of allegations about his connections to Russia. Here’s his latest tweet: “Workers of firm in...
Oct 19, 2017
Senate backs GOP budget in step forward for tax revamp
WASHINGTON - Republicans on Thursday muscled a $4 trillion budget through the Senate in a major step forward for President Donald Trump’s ambitious promise of “massive tax cuts and reform....
Oct 19, 2017
Trump thrusts Kelly's private tragedy into public spotlight
WASHINGTON - Enraged and rattled by the political brawl over military mourning, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly returned this week to the one place he could go clear his head - Section 60 of Arl...
Oct 19, 2017
Russian opposition divided over TV host's presidential bid
MOSCOW - A presidential bid by a celebrity Russian TV host drew conflicting reactions from the country’s beleaguered opposition Thursday, with some accusing her of playing into the Kremlin’...
Oct 19, 2017
Court refuses to revive defamation suit against Bill Cosby
BOSTON - A federal appeals court refused Wednesday to revive a defamation lawsuit filed against Bill Cosby by a woman who said he raped her decades ago. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Cou...
Oct 19, 2017
Dem divisions in California complicate party hopes for gains
LOS ANGELES - Democrats are at war with themselves in California, where restless activists are challenging party leaders to resist all things President Donald Trump and move further left on health car...
Oct 19, 2017