Category Archives: World
Honolulu mayor pushes sprinkler bill in wake of deadly fire
HONOLULU - Hundreds of older high-rise apartment buildings in Honolulu aren’t required to have sprinkler systems, but city officials are pushing for change in the wake of last week’s deadl...
Jul 17, 2017
Gorsuch can't escape travel ban at San Francisco meeting
SAN FRANCISCO - President Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court couldn’t escape discussion of the president’s travel ban - and even the president - during an appearance Mo...
Jul 17, 2017
Trial set for January for murder suspect who posted $35M
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - A judge on Monday pushed back to January the trial against a Chinese real estate scion charged with orchestrating the murder of her children’s father, prosecutors said. Th...
Jul 17, 2017
Tsunami advisory cancelled after Russia 7.8 earthquake
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A strong earthquake on the Russian side of the Bering Sea briefly prompted a tsunami advisory for parts of the Pacific, including Alaska’s remote Aleutian Islands and Russia....
Jul 17, 2017
2 Iranian men charged with hacking Vermont software company
MONTPELIER, Vt. - The U.S. Department of Justice says two Iranian men who worked with someone pardoned by President Barack Obama have been charged with hacking a Vermont software company and stealing ...
Jul 17, 2017
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