Category Archives: World
Officials name 5th person killed in Florida airport shooting
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Authorities have identified a woman from Ohio as the fifth person killed in last week’s shooting at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Broward County sp...
Jan 11, 2017
Judge: Exxon Mobil must give documents to attorney general
BOSTON - Exxon Mobil has been ordered to hand over documents related to a state investigation into whether it misled the public about the impact of fossil fuels on the climate. Wednesday’s decis...
Jan 11, 2017
Judge tosses lawsuit against attorneys for polygamous group
SALT LAKE CITY - A judge threw out a lawsuit Wednesday against polygamous leader Warren Jeffs that claimed the sect’s longtime Utah law firm created a veneer that helped perpetuate abuses such a...
Jan 11, 2017
No sign of Japan-related radiation found in Alaska waters
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - State officials have announced that tests of Alaska seafood continue to show no detectable amounts of radiation, five years after a deadly earthquake and tsunami set off a nuclear ...
Jan 11, 2017
Energy choice Perry steps away from Dakota Access pipeline
WASHINGTON - Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he has stepped down from the boards of two energy companies that are developing the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline project. Perry, who is President...
Jan 11, 2017
FBI awaits autopsies on 5 found dead in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Federal investigators in New Mexico are trying to piece together the final moments of two sisters and their children who were found dead on tribal land just days after authorities ...
Jan 11, 2017
Ex-lawmaker reconsiders plea deal in sexual-favours case
ST. ALBANS, Vt. - A former Vermont lawmaker who reached a plea deal with prosecutors before going to trial on charges he tried to extract sexual favours in exchange for rent says he’s reconsider...
Jan 11, 2017
Scientists: Moon over the hill at 4.51 billion years old
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - It turns out the moon is older than many scientists suspected: a ripe 4.51 billion years old. That’s the newest estimate, thanks to rocks and soil collected by the Apollo ...
Jan 11, 2017
NY Gov. Cuomo's helicopter makes emergency landing
ALBANY, N.Y. - A state police helicopter carrying New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to New York City was forced to make an emergency landing on Wednesday after the cabin filled with fumes. The Democratic gov...
Jan 11, 2017
Girl killed in 'rape-murder fantasy' endured life of abuse
A 14-year-old Pennsylvania girl raped, tortured and killed at her adoptive mother’s home had been abused or neglected in at least three homes during her short life. A lawyer for Grace PackerR...
Jan 11, 2017