Category Archives: World
SpaceX launches supplies to space station after power delays
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX launched a load of supplies to the International Space Station on Saturday following a pair of unusual power delays. A Falcon rocket raced into the pre-dawn darkness, car...
May 04, 2019
Under heavy rocket fire, Israeli reprisals kill 6
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Palestinian militants on Saturday fired over 250 rockets into Israel, drawing dozens of retaliatory airstrikes on targets across the Gaza Strip in a round of intense figh...
May 04, 2019
Taliban say gap narrowing in talks with US
ISLAMABAD - The Taliban on Saturday said the gap is narrowing in talks with Washington’s special peace envoy over a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. The two sides ar...
May 04, 2019
John Singleton to be laid to rest at private service Monday
LOS ANGELES - A representative for John Singleton says the director will be laid to rest in a small, private ceremony on Monday in Los Angeles. The representative says Singleton’s family is plan...
May 03, 2019
Kim oversees missile firing drills, tells troops to be alert
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean state media on Sunday showed leader Kim Jong Un observing live-fire drills of long-range multiple rocket launchers and what appeared to be a new short-range ba...
May 03, 2019
Workers allege racism at Harley-Davidson plant in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Minority employees at Harley-Davidson’s plant in Kansas City have been subjected to years of harassment and discrimination - including having swastikas and nooses posted in th...
May 03, 2019
3 black women win Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America
NEW YORK - When Cheslie Kryst won the Miss USA crown, it marked more than a personal triumph: It meant that for the first time, three black women are the reigning Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss Amer...
May 03, 2019
Rocker Jack White receives honorary doctorate in Detroit
DETROIT - Rocker Jack White is now a doctor. The Detroit-born singer, songwriter and producer received an honorary doctorate of humane letters Friday from Wayne State University, which he briefly atte...
May 03, 2019
Unemployment hits 49-year low as US employers step up hiring
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers added a robust 263,000 jobs in April, suggesting that businesses have shrugged off earlier concerns that the economy might slow this year and now anticipate strong customer...
May 03, 2019
Minneapolis to pay $20M to family of 911 caller slain by cop
Minneapolis will pay $20 million to the family of an unarmed woman shot by a police officer after she called 911 to report a possible crime, city leaders announced Friday - a move that comes just thre...
May 03, 2019