Category Archives: World
No Trump slump in tourism but there could be a Trump bump
NEW YORK - Last winter, the U.S. tourism industry fretted that Trump administration policies might lead to a “Trump slump” in travel. But those fears may have been premature. International...
Jul 17, 2017
US-Syrian woman keeps school going in al-Qaida-run region
ISTANBUL - When Syria’s uprising broke out, Rania Kisar left her job in the United States and returned home to join what she dreamed would be the ouster of President Bashar Assad and the buildin...
Jul 17, 2017
Ex-Texas officer indicted on murder charge in teen's death
DALLAS - A white former police officer has been indicted on a murder charge in the April shooting death of a black teenager who was a passenger in a car that was leaving a party in suburban Dallas, pr...
Jul 17, 2017
Ex-cop to face 4th trial in killing of daughter's boyfriend
OKLAHOMA CITY - A white former Oklahoma police officer will face a fourth trial in the shooting death of his daughter’s black boyfriend, a prosecutor said Monday. Three mistrials in less than a ...
Jul 17, 2017
With Clooney assist, US aid groups team up on Africa crisis
SEATTLE - Eight of the largest U.S.-based aid groups are joining together in a new campaign to address what the United Nations calls the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in more than 70 years...
Jul 17, 2017
See this? Doctors find 27 contact lenses in woman's eye
LONDON - Doctors intending to perform cataract surgery on a 67-year-old woman in Britain found something rather unexpected: 17 contact lenses mashed together in her right eye. In a case report publish...
Jul 17, 2017
Joe Biden memoir coming out Nov. 14
NEW YORK - Joe Biden’s memoir is coming out Nov. 14 and will be called “Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose.” Flatiron Books, which acquired the book in April, ann...
Jul 17, 2017
New York manufacturing activity slows sharply in July
WASHINGTON - Manufacturing in New York state grew for a second month in July but at a much slower pace, as new orders and shipments both slipped. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday that ...
Jul 17, 2017
British royals feted on visit to Poland with their children
WARSAW, Poland - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a reception in Poland on Monday where Prince William read out a letter from Queen Elizabeth II praising good bilateral ties, at the start of...
Jul 17, 2017
Aaron Carter explains DUI arrest, criticizes brother Nick
CORNELIA, Ga. - Aaron Carter feels his “celebrity was targeted” during his arrest on DUI and drug charges in Georgia over the weekend. The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office says the ...
Jul 17, 2017