Category Archives: World
Trump's nominee for State clears procedural hurdle in Senate
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s nomination of Rex Tillerson for secretary of state cleared a Senate hurdle Monday, setting the stage for an extended debate over the president’s order...
Jan 30, 2017
US appeals court strikes down part of Indiana vaping law
INDIANAPOLIS - A federal court on Monday struck down a major portion of Indiana’s restrictive vaping law, which created a monopoly for one security firm and sparked an FBI probe. A three judge-p...
Jan 30, 2017
AP: Trump's voter fraud expert registered in 3 states
SAN FRANCISCO - A man who President Donald Trump has promoted as an authority on voter fraud was registered to vote in multiple states during the 2016 presidential election, the Associated Press has l...
Jan 30, 2017
Veterans protest travel ban, saying it hurts interpreters
SAN DIEGO - U.S. combat veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan say they are outraged at the temporary ban on immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries that has blocked visas for Iraqi inte...
Jan 30, 2017
Russell Simmons' RushCard company being sold to Green Dot
NEW YORK - RushCard, the prepaid debit card company founded by hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, is being bought by rival Green Dot for $147 million. Green Dot said Monday it will buy UniRush, the parent...
Jan 30, 2017
CEOs push back against Trump temporary immigration ban
NEW YORK - CEOs of some of the world’s biggest companies are fighting back against President Donald Trump’s temporary immigration ban, calling it un-American and bad for business. The head...
Jan 30, 2017
Will Trump drop his grumbling about Fed and favour low rates?
WASHINGTON - In the chaotic windup of the presidential race, Donald Trump complained that Janet Yellen’s Federal Reserve was being “obviously political” in keeping interest rates ult...
Jan 30, 2017
Saudi Arabia says Yemeni rebel boat rams frigate in Red Sea
SANAA, Yemen - Saudi Arabia said Monday that a “suicide gunboat” belonging to Yemen’s Iranian-backed Shiite rebels rammed one of its frigates in the Red Sea, killing two crew members...
Jan 30, 2017
Mexico earmarks $50 million to back migrants in US
MEXICO CITY - Mexico’s president said Monday his country will spend about $50 million to hire lawyers for migrants in the United States facing deportation. The money will be channeled through Me...
Jan 30, 2017
Groups begin bailing out strangers to free poor from jail
CHICAGO - Activists who say too many poor people are unfairly languishing in U.S. jails because they can’t afford to post cash bail are increasingly deploying a new tactic: Bailing out strangers...
Jan 30, 2017