Category Archives: World
S. Korean minister arrested over artist blacklist allegation
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korean prosecutors on Saturday arrested President Park Geun-hye’s culture minister and her former top presidential adviser over allegations that they blackliste...
Jan 20, 2017
On first day, Trump signs health care executive order
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump quickly assumed the mantle of the White House on Friday, making his first executive order one aimed at his predecessor’s signature health care law and swearin...
Jan 20, 2017
Trump draws far smaller inaugural crowd than Obama
WASHINGTON - Far fewer people attended President Donald Trump’s inauguration Friday than his predecessor’s swearing-in eight years ago. Photos of the National Mall from President Barack Ob...
Jan 20, 2017
Obama exits the presidency voicing optimism for the future
WASHINGTON - Closing out a barrier-breaking chapter in history, former President Barack Obama left the White House on Friday much the way he entered it eight years ago: insisting Americans have reason...
Jan 20, 2017
Inauguration coverage shows deep divisions remain
NEW YORK - The media brought a reverence for history and ceremony to its coverage of President Donald Trump’s inaugural on Friday, yet deep divisions exposed in the campaign that brought him the...
Jan 20, 2017
Markets Right Now: Dow industrials break 5-day losing streak
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m. Stocks are ending higher, recouping much of the market’s loss from a day earlier and breaking a 5-day losi...
Jan 20, 2017
With hopes and fears, a divided America watches inauguration
ADRIAN, Mich. - In living rooms, cafes and offices, people across America watched Donald Trump become the nation’s 45th president on Friday, with many eagerly anticipating the historic transitio...
Jan 20, 2017
Prince William to leave job as air ambulance pilot
LONDON - Prince William will soon leave his job as an air ambulance helicopter pilot to spend more time on royal duties. Kensington Palace said in a statement Friday that William, his wife Kate and th...
Jan 20, 2017
Melania Trump wears sky-blue cashmere Ralph Lauren ensemble
Incoming first lady Melania Trump wore a sky-blue cashmere jacket and mock turtleneck dress by Ralph Lauren, the brand that designed so many Hillary Clinton pantsuits, on Inauguration Day. “It w...
Jan 20, 2017
Analysis: Trump to take oath of office amid deep uncertainty
WASHINGTON - Just before noon, Donald Trump will stand in front of the U.S. Capitol, place his hand on Abraham Lincoln’s Bible and take the oath of office as the next president of the United Sta...
Jan 20, 2017