Category Archives: World

US agency completes work at site of Oakland warehouse blaze
OAKLAND, Calif. - Investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have their completed work at the scene of a fatal warehouse fire that broke out during a dance party, killi...
Dec 11, 2016

New Zealand's new prime minister is steady, not flashy
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - There’s nothing flashy about Bill English. Critics say the former finance minister and farmer who became New Zealand’s prime minister on Monday is downright borin...
Dec 11, 2016

'Brady Bunch' star fired after interview with gay actor
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles radio station says former “Brady Bunch” star Susan Olsen has been fired after she got into an online confrontation with openly gay actor Leon Acord-Whiting. LA ...
Dec 11, 2016
Netanyahu says he hopes to work with Trump to undo Iran deal
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he believes U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will be a good friend to Israel and hopes the two countries can work together to dismantle the ...
Dec 11, 2016
Bill Clinton, Lynch lead memorial for ex-AG Janet Reno
MIAMI - Former Attorney General Janet Reno, the first woman to hold the top Justice Department job who died last month, never took the easy way out when making the tougher decision was the right thing...
Dec 11, 2016
Trump rejects intel, lawmakers vow probe of Russia hacking
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump on Sunday called a recent CIA assessment of Russian hacking “ridiculous” and says he’s not interested in getting daily intelligence briefings - an unprecede...
Dec 11, 2016
Orlando marks 6-month anniversary of nightclub massacre
ORLANDO, Fla. - Survivors, staff and family members of victims who were killed during the Orlando nightclub massacre are gathering outside Pulse to mark the six-month anniversary of the rampage. They ...
Dec 11, 2016
'Moana's reigns, 'La La Land' sings in limited release
LOS ANGELES - Disney’s “Moana” has continued to sit pretty atop the box office for its third consecutive weekend, but Damien Chazelle’s musical “La La Land” was wha...
Dec 11, 2016
IMF chief Lagarde faces negligence trial in France
PARIS - Christine Lagarde is taking time off her day job solving the world’s financial crises to face trial Monday, accused of negligence after the French state handed $425 million to a tycoon c...
Dec 11, 2016
British foreign secretary stresses friendship in Saudi visit
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Britain’s foreign secretary is emphasizing the depth of his country’s friendship during a visit to Saudi Arabia as he tries to defuse controversy over comments seen ...
Dec 11, 2016