Category Archives: World

O'Reilly is out at Fox but influence endures; career too?
LOS ANGELES - Despite the inglorious end to Bill O’Reilly’s two-decade Fox News Channel career, observers say his deep imprint on Fox and other cable news outlets and his influence on barb...
Apr 19, 2017
Nebraska beer stores near reservation lose liquor licenses
LINCOLN, Neb. - Four Nebraska stores that sell millions of cans of beer each year near a South Dakota Indian reservation lost their liquor licenses Wednesday amid complaints that they fuel alcohol-rel...
Apr 19, 2017
Emirates trims US flights after Trump administration curbs
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Emirates, the Middle East’s biggest airline, said on Wednesday that it is cutting flights to the United States because of a drop in demand caused by heightened U.S....
Apr 19, 2017
Women in the military: US Navy redesigning its submarines
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Every submarine in the U.S. fleet was designed with the height, reach and strength of men in mind, from the way valves are placed to how display screens are angled. That’s goi...
Apr 19, 2017
Life in National Front town: More police, cuts in programs
BEAUCAIRE, France - Mayor Julien Sanchez took down the European flag in front of Beaucaire’s town hall, named a street “Brexit” and nearly doubled the police force - actions straight...
Apr 19, 2017
Argentine lemon ban Trump protectionism or sanitary measure?
TIMBO VIEJO, Argentina - President Donald Trump appears to have soured on Argentine lemons - at least on his predecessor’s decision to end a 16-year ban on imports of the fruit. In December, Pre...
Apr 19, 2017
AP investigation shows Peru backsliding on illegal logging
HOUSTON - Never before had so much lumber been denied entry at a U.S. port on evidence that it was harvested illegally. Homeland Security investigators in Houston, acting on intelligence from their Pe...
Apr 19, 2017
US students satisfied with life, but some foreigners happier
WASHINGTON - The good news: American high school students are generally satisfied with their lives. But many of their peers in other countries are happier. Asked to rank their life satisfaction on a s...
Apr 19, 2017
How a community changed by refugees came to embrace Trump
LEWISTON, Maine - Richard Rodrigue stood in the back of a banquet hall, watching his blond-haired, blue-eyed daughter mingle among her high school classmates. These teenagers speak dozens of languages...
Apr 19, 2017
The Latest: UK lawmakers overwhelmingly back June election
LONDON - The Latest on the British prime minister’s decision to seek an early election (all times local): 2:45 p.m. British lawmakers have voted by a resounding 522 to 13 to back Prime Minister ...
Apr 19, 2017