Category Archives: World
Man who pushed stranger in path of train acquitted of murder
NEW YORK - A man accused of killing a stranger by shoving him onto subway tracks, where his imminent death by an oncoming train was captured in a photograph splashed across a newspaper front page, was...
Jul 17, 2017
California lawmakers extend landmark climate change law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California lawmakers voted Monday to extend a climate change initiative that Gov. Jerry Brown holds up as a model for states and nations looking to lower carbon emissions. Brown&#...
Jul 17, 2017
Jury: Railroad to pay $3.9M for train death of film worker
SAVANNAH, Ga. - A railroad owner must pay $3.9 million to the family of a movie worker killed on a Georgia railroad trestle in 2014, a jury decided Monday in civil verdict that found the company share...
Jul 17, 2017
Brexit talks begin in earnest with citizens' rights in focus
BRUSSELS - Talks to extricate Britain from the European Union began in earnest Monday with both sides still seemingly far apart on citizens’ rights after Brexit officially takes place in less th...
Jul 17, 2017
Qatar: Alleged UAE hacking 'unfortunate,' violation of law
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Qatar, the tiny Gulf state being isolated by its neighbours, said Monday the reported involvement of the United Arab Emirates in hacking its government news site in May i...
Jul 17, 2017
Iran says it has received 'contradictory signals' from Trump
NEW YORK - Iran’s foreign minister said the government has received “contradictory signals” from the Trump administration and doesn’t know how to interpret them, but he held op...
Jul 17, 2017
Trump wants new NAFTA deal to cut trade deficit with Mexico
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump vowed Monday to boost U.S. manufacturing by cutting the $64 billion trade deficit with Mexico as he showcased products made in all 50 states - everything from a fir...
Jul 17, 2017
Tropical Storm Don heads toward eastern Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The eastern Caribbean is bracing for heavy winds and rain after Tropical Storm Don formed Monday in the Atlantic Ocean. A tropical storm warning was in effect for Grenada, whil...
Jul 17, 2017
Illinois school dorm director teaches dog to bark in whisper
GREENVILLE, Ill. - A resident director who lives in a dorm at a college in southern Illinois has taught his dog to bark in a whisper. Brian Gertler lives in an apartment with his wife and 1-year-old d...
Jul 17, 2017
Netflix still piling up viewers -- and big programming bills
SAN FRANCISCO - Netflix is pulling in new viewers and award nominations in droves, but the online video service still faces a long-term problem: Its acclaimed programming line-up is costing far more m...
Jul 17, 2017