Category Archives: World
'We waited for decades': Polish govt welcomes US troops
WARSAW, Poland - Polish leaders welcomed U.S. troops to their country Saturday, with the defence minister expressing gratitude for their arrival and calling it the fulfilment of a dream Poles have had...
Jan 14, 2017
Cuba sees explosion in internet access as ties with US grow
HAVANA - Two days before Christmas, Luis Gonzalez received a little Chinese modem from Cuba’s state-owned telecommunications company. The 55-year-old theatre producer connected the device to his...
Jan 14, 2017
Ex-FBI agent recalls helping find 2 missing boys decade ago
ST. LOUIS - A former FBI agent who played a key role in cracking the disappearance of two Missouri boys, one of whom had been missing for nearly five years, is rejoicing in the 10-year anniversary of ...
Jan 14, 2017

A young ex-president, Obama poised for a busy retirement
WASHINGTON - For Barack Obama, there’s a presidential library to build, hundreds of millions of dollars to raise, causes to champion and a book to write. And don’t forget that long-promise...
Jan 14, 2017

Egypt slams EU, UK for criticizing ruling on activists
CAIRO - Egypt blasted the EU and Britain on Saturday for criticizing a recent court decision to freeze the assets of three rights activists, accusing both of double standards, telling them to mind the...
Jan 14, 2017
Tamir Rice's mother upset with Cleveland police probe
CLEVELAND - The mother of Tamir Rice is upset that a police officer who shot and killed her 12-year-old son will again avoid charges in the shooting that contributed to the national outcry over minori...
Jan 14, 2017
Drone schools look to woo younger pilots for commercial jobs
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Leaders in the unmanned aircraft industry are trying to persuade young people who think drones are cool to consider flying them for a living. Commercial pilots must obtain a Federa...
Jan 14, 2017
Military's shift away from oil clashes with Trump's promises
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - At a sprawling desert base, a Marine recharged his radio’s batteries simply by walking, while nearby fellow troops examined a rocket artillery system and a drone - bot...
Jan 14, 2017
Supreme Court takes up suit over 2001 detention of Muslims
WASHINGTON - Ahmer Abbasi speaks softly as he describes the strip searches, the extra shoves, the curses that he endured in a federal jail in Brooklyn following the Sept. 11 attacks. “I don̵...
Jan 14, 2017

Johnny Depp sues ex-managers alleging millions in losses
LOS ANGELES - Johnny Depp sued his former business managers on Friday alleging they mismanaged his earnings throughout a lucrative period of his career, although the company says the actor’s spe...
Jan 14, 2017