Category Archives: World
Texas sues FDA to make decision on execution drug shipment
HOUSTON - Texas filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a federal agency to force it to decide whether an impounded shipment of a drug used for executions should be delivered to the Texas prison system, which...
Jan 03, 2017
Rockettes boss: It's 'very appropriate' to perform for Trump
NEW YORK - The chief executive of the company that employs the Radio City Rockettes told dancers in a secretly recorded private meeting that it’s “very appropriate” to perform at Pre...
Jan 03, 2017
First lady to laud school counsellors in final public remarks
WASHINGTON - When Michelle Obama helps recognize the school counsellor of the year later this week, it will also mark her final White House event as first lady, aides said Tuesday. Mrs. Obama has pres...
Jan 03, 2017
Astronauts' No. 1 New Year's resolution: Ace spacewalks
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronauts up on the International Space Station are starting the new year with a pair of spacewalks. Commander Shane Kimbrough said Tuesday his New Year’s resolution is t...
Jan 03, 2017
New UN chief has big goals but says he's 'no miracle maker'
The new U.N. secretary-general said Tuesday he’s “no miracle maker” but Antonio Guterres has big ambitions: He wants to shake up the global body and get all 193 member nations to com...
Jan 03, 2017
Israeli soldier's manslaughter conviction divides country
TEL AVIV, Israel - The rare manslaughter conviction Wednesday of an Israeli soldier who fatally shot a badly wounded Palestinian attacker exposed a deepening rift between proponents of the rule of law...
Jan 03, 2017
Worker won't say how he ended up in cargo hold during flight
WASHINGTON - A baggage handler isn’t saying how he ended up inside an aircraft’s cargo hold during a flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Washington Dulles International Airport. Unit...
Jan 03, 2017
German prosecutors say convicted IS member hid killings
BERLIN - A German man who had been lauded by a judge for a “wholehearted” confession about his time as a member of the Islamic State group faced new charges of concealing his true involvem...
Jan 03, 2017
Inmates involved in Brazil prison massacre to be transferred
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian authorities said Tuesday that the inmates responsible for the killings of 60 rivals at two prisons in the Amazon region will be transferred to high security federal institut...
Jan 03, 2017
Megyn Kelly leaving Fox News, will host 2 shows on NBC
NEW YORK - Megyn Kelly, the Fox News star who’s had a contentious relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, said Tuesday that she’s leaving the network for NBC News, where she will h...
Jan 03, 2017