Category Archives: World
Emergency managers charged over Flint's lead-tainted water
FLINT, Mich. - A criminal investigation of Flint’s lead-contaminated water turned to former key officials at City Hall on Tuesday as Michigan’s attorney general announced charges against f...
Dec 19, 2016
FBI sought evidence of intrusions in Hillary Clinton emails
NEW YORK - The FBI was trying to get a look at thousands of Hillary Clinton’s emails on disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner’s computer partly to see if anyone had hacked in to stea...
Dec 19, 2016
Strong quake strikes near Solomon Islands; no tsunami threat
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A strong earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Tuesday, but there were no initial reports of injuries or damage and it did not trigger a tsunami ...
Dec 19, 2016
Smog chokes China cities, grounding flights, closing roads
BEIJING - Thick, grey smog fell over Beijing on Tuesday, choking China’s capital in a haze that spurred authorities to cancel flights and close some highways in emergency measures to cut down on...
Dec 19, 2016
After 2 years, experts say MH370 likely north of search area
SYDNEY, Australia - For two years, a handful of ships have diligently combed a remote patch of the Indian Ocean west of Australia in a $160 million bid to find Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. On Tuesday...
Dec 19, 2016
140 years late, Nevada veteran lauded with US Medal of Honour
A Nevada Army veteran who died without knowing he won the nation’s highest medal of bravery received the honour he’s been owed for nearly 140 years in a ceremony on Monday. Nevada Rep. Mar...
Dec 19, 2016
Prosecutors won't use statement from suspect in bombing case
NEW YORK - A federal prosecutor on Monday said the government won’t introduce at trial a lengthy statement from a man charged with setting off bombs in New York and New Jersey in order to keep t...
Dec 19, 2016
Truck driver fatigue cited in California train crash
LOS ANGELES - Acute fatigue and lack of familiarity with the area likely caused the driver of a work truck to turn onto train tracks where the vehicle and its trailer were struck by a Southern Califor...
Dec 19, 2016
The Latest: Japan's SoftBank to invest $1B in US company
WASHINGTON - The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times local): 10:20 p.m. Japanese telecommunications and energy company SoftBank - whose founder met with President-elect Donald Trump this...
Dec 19, 2016
Vote on bill viewed as Christie attack on newspapers delayed
TRENTON, N.J. - After a furious lobbying effort by the state’s newspapers, a measure supported by Republican Gov. Chris Christie to scrap a requirement that local governments publish legal notic...
Dec 19, 2016