Category Archives: World
Florida governor threatens ports that do business with Cuba
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Gov. Rick Scott is threatening that Florida ports could lose state money if they do business with Cuba. Scott said Wednesday via Twitter that he will propose a budget that restrict...
Jan 25, 2017
Trump calls for probe into unsubstantiated voter fraud claim
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that he is ordering a “major investigation” into widespread voter fraud, raising the prospect of a federal government probe into a wi...
Jan 25, 2017
Lawyer: Prosecutors threatened Park's confidant during probe
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A lawyer for the jailed woman at the centre of the biggest South Korean political scandal in decades said Thursday that prosecutors threatened to “annihilate” h...
Jan 25, 2017
Neon marquee from Whisky A Go Go sign sells for $48,300
BIDDEFORD, Maine - A neon marquee from the legendary Los Angeles rock club Whisky a Go Go is going, going, gone. The 13-foot-long sign with bright pink letters sold at auction for $48,300 Wednesday ni...
Jan 25, 2017
Facebook takes aim at fake news with new 'trending' formula
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook is updating its “trending” feature that highlights hot topics on its social networking site, part of its effort to root out the kind of fake news stories that crit...
Jan 25, 2017
Jury awards $1.25 million in school bathroom break lawsuit
SAN DIEGO - A jury has awarded $1.25 million to a former San Diego high schooler who was denied a bathroom break and forced to urinate in a bucket. The girl, then 14, used the bucket in a Patrick Henr...
Jan 25, 2017
A look at border security, fencing as Trump announces wall
HOUSTON - President Donald Trump announced his long-awaited plan Wednesday to build a wall on the 1,954-mile U.S. border with Mexico, calling for its “immediate construction” to stop illeg...
Jan 25, 2017
website that advertised escort services sued in 4 states
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - New lawsuits were filed Wednesday in four states on behalf of women who say they were victimized as teenagers when they were sold for sex on an international website. The suits fi...
Jan 25, 2017
Idaho man admits to federal hate crime in gay man killing
BOISE, Idaho - An Idaho man has agreed to plead guilty to a federal hate crime in the death of a gay man in exchange for a chance at a 28-year sentence instead of life in prison. Kelly Schneider, 23, ...
Jan 25, 2017
TV specials pay tribute to Mary Tyler Moore
LOS ANGELES - Television is paying tribute to Mary Tyler Moore, one of its adored leading ladies. Moore, who died Wednesday at age 80, will be the focus of broadcast specials. “Mary Tyler Moore:...
Jan 25, 2017