Category Archives: World
Facebook bug puts Pittsburgh users in Philadelphia for a day
PITTSBURGH - Facebook users Pittsburgh and other western and central Pennsylvania locations have found themselves transplanted to Philadelphia for a day. A glitch on the social media site caused Pitts...
Oct 19, 2017
Demi Lovato, Shawn Mendes to perform at MTV Europe Awards
LONDON - Pop star Demi Lovato, singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes, rockers The Killers and grime artist Stormzy are set to perform at MTV’s Europe Music Awards in London. The EMAs will also feature ...
Oct 19, 2017
US unemployment claims fall to 222,000, lowest in 44 years
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since Richard Nixon was president. THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department said Thursday that claims ...
Oct 19, 2017
EU leaders to May: Match Brexit promises with real proposals
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders told British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday to match her goodwill pledges to boost Brexit negotiations with concrete proposals if she really wants to start di...
Oct 19, 2017
Ardern to lead New Zealand liberal government
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Jacinda Ardern will be New Zealand’s next prime minister and hopes to take the country on a more liberal path following nine years of rule by the conservatives. The out...
Oct 19, 2017
Pakistan's ex-premier Sharif indicted on corruption charges
ISLAMABAD - A Pakistani court on Thursday indicted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as well as his daughter and son-in-law on corruption charges stemming from documents leaked from a Panama law firm...
Oct 19, 2017
Spain set to strip Catalonia of powers over independence bid
BARCELONA, Spain - The crisis over Catalonia’s quest for independence escalated Thursday, as Spain’s central government prepared the unprecedented step of stripping the wealthy region of s...
Oct 19, 2017
Cameras turned off again for White House press briefing
NEW YORK - Cameras remained off Monday at the White House press briefing on orders of the Trump administration, sidelining one of daytime television’s most popular features on the same day that ...
Jul 17, 2017
Prep school says relationship crown violated rules, not law
CONCORD, N.H. - Male prep school students who recorded relationships with girls on a cardboard crown this spring violated campus rules but not the law, the head of the school said Monday. The crown in...
Jul 17, 2017
Hiker 'lucky to be alive' after bison attack in North Dakota
MINOT, N.D. - An Alaskan hiker said he’s lucky to be alive after a bison gored his thigh in North Dakota. Michael Turk said that if the giant animal had hit his femoral artery, the largest arter...
Jul 17, 2017