Category Archives: World
Paris exhibition reveals secret agents' tricks
PARIS - Lipstick pistols, poison pens, explosive rats - a new Paris exhibit reveals real-life spy gadgets and tells the story of how secret agents around the world were recruited, trained and equipped...
Dec 14, 2016
Ancient human ancestor was one tall dude, his footprints say
NEW YORK - He stood a majestic 5-foot-5, weighed around 100 pounds and maybe had a harem. That’s what scientists figure from the footprints he left behind some 3.7 million year ago. He’s e...
Dec 14, 2016
Perry would bring oil industry ties to Energy Department
WASHINGTON - Rick Perry, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for energy secretary, has close ties to the Texas oil industry and corporate roles in two petroleum companies pushing for governmen...
Dec 14, 2016
A prayer and a plea: Church shooting case ends with 911 call
CHARLESTON, S.C. - A survivor of the Charleston church slayings called 911 shortly after Dylann Roof opened fire and killed nine of her friends during a Bible study. Polly Sheppard’s call, playe...
Dec 14, 2016
Aleppo cease-fire unravels, raising spectre of bloody end
BEIRUT - A cease-fire to evacuate rebel fighters and civilians from the remaining opposition-held neighbourhoods of Aleppo unraveled on Wednesday, once again raising the spectre of a bloody end to the...
Dec 14, 2016
Police kill unarmed man, 73, who they thought had gun
LOS ANGELES - An unarmed 73-year-old man refused to take his hand out of his pocket and stop walking toward officers who believed he had a gun when they fatally shot him, the incoming police chief of ...
Dec 13, 2016
Sydney swelters through hottest December night in 148 years
SYDNEY, Australia - Sydney residents sweltered through the city’s second hottest night on record and its hottest December night in 148 years, with many cooling off at beaches long after dark. A ...
Dec 13, 2016
Sexy Beaches? Florida lawmaker in suit over Pitbull contract
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Saying taxpayers have a right to know how much Pitbull has been paid to promote Florida tourism with the help of his song “Sexy Beaches,” a top state lawmaker filed a l...
Dec 13, 2016
'Growing Pains' star and TV host Alan Thicke dies at age 69
Alan Thicke, a versatile performer who gained his greatest renown as the beloved dad on a long-running sitcom, has died at age 69. Carleen Donovan, who is a publicist for Thicke’s son, singer Ro...
Dec 13, 2016
Oscar winner shields Bergdahl interviews from US lawyers
LOS ANGELES - The federal government dropped its efforts to seize hours of unaired interviews an Oscar-winning screenwriter recorded with Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, his lawyer said Tuesday. Mark Boal ha...
Dec 13, 2016