Category Archives: World
Architect's plan would cover Trump's name with pig balloons
CHICAGO - An architect wants to install four giant pig balloons to cover up the Trump name on the side of the president-elect’s Chicago hotel. New World Design says installation of the gold-colo...
Dec 06, 2016
Chopper crash in Rio flashpoint with police in 'City of God'
RIO DE JANEIRO - Viviane Goncalves cries softly as she explains why she believes her husband was killed. The 32-year-old widow says she thinks military police shot him in revenge after one of their he...
Dec 06, 2016
Granger Smith back in Texas after stage fall in New Jersey
SAYREVILLE, N.J. - Country music artist Granger Smith is back in Texas after he was hospitalized for injuries sustained when he fell off a stage in New Jersey. Smith posted Tuesday on Twitter that he&...
Dec 06, 2016
Justices uphold Katrina fraud verdict against State Farm
WASHINGTON - A unanimous Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a jury verdict that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. committed fraud against the federal government after 2005’s Hurricane Katrina. The j...
Dec 06, 2016
High court sides with Samsung in patent dispute with Apple
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court unanimously sided with smartphone maker Samsung on Tuesday in its high-profile patent dispute with Apple over design of the iPhone. The justices said Samsung may not be ...
Dec 06, 2016
Murder-for-hire trial to be heard by 4 women, 2 men
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A Florida woman accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill her husband will be tried before a jury of four women and two men, chosen over a four-day process that went twice as...
Dec 06, 2016
US factory orders up 2.7 per cent in October
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories rose in October by the largest amount in 16 months but a key category that tracks business investment posted an anemic gain. Factory orders increased 2.7 per cent...
Dec 06, 2016
Grammy noms: 9 for Beyonce, 8 each for Drake, Rihanna, Kanye
NEW YORK - The Grammy Awards are sipping all of Beyonce’s lemonade. The pop star leads the 2017 Grammys with nine nominations, including bids for album of the year with “Lemonade,” a...
Dec 06, 2016
US trade deficit widens in October from a nearly 3-year low
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit climbed in October from its lowest monthly level in nearly three years. Imports of consumer goods such as medicine, cellphones and clothing increased, while exports...
Dec 06, 2016
S Korea officials want woman at heart of scandal to testify
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A South Korean parliamentary committee sent a squad of security officers on Wednesday to order the jailed woman at the centre of a scandal that threatens to bring down the ...
Dec 06, 2016