Category Archives: World
Ho ho? Oh, no! It's too warm for Boston holiday wonderland
BOSTON - Santa Claus or Santa Thaws? Boston city officials say they’re postponing the opening of a European-style “Boston Winter” outdoor wonderland because it’s unseasonably w...
Dec 02, 2016
United to pay $2.4M to settle with SEC over NJ to SC flight
WASHINGTON - United Airlines is paying $2.4 million to settle civil charges stemming from allegations the airline reinstated a direct flight from New Jersey to South Carolina as a personal favour to a...
Dec 02, 2016
Famously cold N. Dakota winter menaces pipeline protest camp
CANNON BALL, N.D. - So far, the hundreds of protesters fighting the Dakota Access pipeline have shrugged off the heavy snow, icy winds and frigid temperatures that have swirled around their large enca...
Dec 02, 2016
Memo: Trump backs pipeline based on policy, not investments
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump supports completion of the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline in the Midwest, based on policy and not the billionaire businessman’s investments in a pa...
Dec 02, 2016
Officials in Vegas welcome Hainan Airlines flight from China
LAS VEGAS - A little glitz and a sampling of a Las Vegas Strip dance and acrobatic performance are marking the arrival of the first direct commercial airline flight from mainland China to Las Vegas. A...
Dec 02, 2016
Rally ebbs as investors seek safety after weak wage data
NEW YORK - Investors made a small move back to safer assets Friday afternoon after the government’s November jobs report showed continued hiring, but weak wages. Indexes finished little changed ...
Dec 02, 2016
Mercosur suspends Venezuela for failure to follow rules
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - South American nations say they have suspended Venezuela from the Mercosur trade group over its failure to comply with its commitments when it joined the group in 2012. Argen...
Dec 02, 2016
Macaw poses in man's mug shot after unlucky court appearance
PORTLAND, Ore. - A 4-year-old macaw named “Bird” is an instant celebrity after appearing in a posed booking mug shot in Oregon with his unfortunate owner. Craig Buckner left Bird in a tree...
Dec 02, 2016
Trump to nominate retired Gen. James Mattis to lead Pentagon
WASHINGTON - Breaking once more from presidential custom, Donald Trump is turning to a military man to steer the U.S. military, choosing retired Gen. James Mattis, who will be the first career officer...
Dec 02, 2016
Trump voter lost home, blames incoming Treasury secretary
WASHINGTON - When Donald Trump named his Treasury secretary, Teena Colebrook felt her heart sink. She had voted for the president-elect on the belief that he would knock the moneyed elites from their ...
Dec 02, 2016