Category Archives: World
Finland kicks off celebrations for 100 years of independence
HELSINKI - A children’s event on Saturday at the National Opera kicked off a year of festivities in Finland to celebrate 100 years of independence from Russia. Celebrations will culminate Dec. 6...
Dec 31, 2016
Allan Williams, who set up Beatles' early gigs, dies at 86
LONDON - Allan Williams, a fixture on the Liverpool music scene who gave the Beatles a place to practice and helped them get early gigs, has died. He was 86. Graham Stanley, manager of the Jacaranda c...
Dec 31, 2016
Suspect in trooper's death shot and killed during encounter
JUNIATA TOWNSHIP, Pa. - The suspect in the fatal shooting of a first-year Pennsylvania trooper was shot and killed after making threats to police who located him Saturday morning, authorities said. Tr...
Dec 31, 2016
Raging blaze burns a dozen storefronts; 3 firefighters hurt
NEW YORK - A fire has raged through more than a dozen storefronts on a block in New York City, injuring three firefighters. The Fire Department of New York says about 180 firefighters were called to t...
Dec 31, 2016
US university's 42nd list of words it would like to banish
Lake Superior State University’s 42nd annual list of words nominated for banishment by members of the public: - Bte noire - Bigly - Dadbod - Disruption - Echo chamber - 831 - Focus - Frankenfrui...
Dec 31, 2016
Trump's praise of Putin could signal a new day for US policy
HONOLULU - Moscow is hoping Donald Trump will reconsider the sanctions the U.S. is levying in response to its finding of election hacking, a wait-and-see strategy bolstered by the American president-e...
Dec 31, 2016
2 dead, 2 injured in shooting after Meek Mill concert
WALLINGFORD, Conn. - Police say two are dead and two injured after a shooting outside a Connecticut theatre late Friday night following a concert. A Wallingford police spokeswoman tells the Record Jou...
Dec 31, 2016
Revelers say hello to 2017, goodbye to a year of conflicts
As 2016 draws to a close, revelers around the world are bidding a weary adieu to a year filled with political surprises, prolonged conflicts, deadly attacks at gatherings and deaths of legendary celeb...
Dec 31, 2016
They loved her and she knows: Mardi Gras krewe honours Fisher
NEW ORLEANS - Their hair wrapped in side buns, wielding lightsabers and dressed as everything from Wookiees to stormtroopers, thousands of people turned out to honour Carrie Fisher, the actress famous...
Dec 31, 2016
IS claims Baghdad suicide bombings that killed 28
BAGHDAD - A pair of suicide bombings minutes apart hit a central Baghdad market on Saturday, killing 28 people and wounding at least 54, prompting security forces to ban traffic from key streets at th...
Dec 31, 2016