Category Archives: World
Obama environmental legacy at stake as GOP, industry align
BILLINGS, Mont. - President Barack Obama’s administration will leave behind a host of disputed recent actions and unfinished business on the environment - from shelved energy leases and blocked ...
Dec 15, 2016
Iran sanctions renewal becomes law without Obama signature
WASHINGTON - In an unexpected reversal, President Barack Obama declined to sign a renewal of sanctions against Iran but let it become law anyway, in an apparent bid to alleviate Tehran’s concern...
Dec 15, 2016
Israeli settlers reject compromise, brace for evacuation
Residents of the West Bank settlement outpost of Amona are bracing for a forced evacuation after rejecting a final compromise to voluntarily leave their homes. They said on Thursday the government off...
Dec 15, 2016
EU: Israeli demolitions left 1,221 Palestinians homeless
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory - European Union diplomats say Israel demolished 866 structures in 2016, leaving 1,221 Palestinians homeless, almost half of them children. The figure includes some 536...
Dec 15, 2016
Colorado school district to allow teachers to arm themselves
DENVER - A rural Colorado school district decided to allow its teachers and other school staff to carry guns on campus to protect students. The Hanover School District 28 board voted 3-2 Wednesday nig...
Dec 15, 2016
California, Uber in legal showdown over self-driving cars
SAN FRANCISCO - Uber is riding its self-driving cars into a legal showdown with California regulators. The ride-hailing company is refusing to obey demands by the state’s Department of Motor Veh...
Dec 15, 2016
Manufacturing growing at solid pace in New York, hiring lags
WASHINGTON - Manufacturers in New York state expanded more quickly this month than in November, driven by a big jump in new orders. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Thursday that its Empire S...
Dec 15, 2016
Egypt: Traces of explosives found on victims of Paris flight
CAIRO - Traces of explosives have been found on some of the victims of an EgyptAir flight from Paris that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea in May, Egypt’s government said Thursday, a finding tha...
Dec 15, 2016
Diana Ross, Mary J. Blige, John Legend headline 2017 Essence
NEW ORLEANS - For the first time, music icon Diana Ross brings her star power to a stage at the 2017 Essence Festival in New Orleans. Ross was among the headliners announced Thursday for the festival ...
Dec 15, 2016
Thousands of Pakistanis bury singer killed in plane crash
KARACHI, Pakistan - Thousands of mourners have attended the funeral of a popular Pakistani pop-singer-turned-Islamic-preacher who died in a plane crash last week along with his wife and 45 other passe...
Dec 15, 2016