Category Archives: World
DC restaurant apologizes for hosting white nationalist group
WASHINGTON - A popular Italian restaurant in Washington has issued an apology, saying it unintentionally hosted a white nationalist group and the diners performed a Nazi salute while eating there. Mag...
Nov 21, 2016

Bono recruits Julia Roberts, Channing Tatum for AIDS fight
NEW YORK - If you donate at least $10 to Bono’s charity (RED), the singer is giving you a chance to drink tea with him and Julia Roberts, enjoy a private concert from U2 or party in Las Vegas wi...
Nov 21, 2016
State Dept. warns of 'heightened risk' of attacks in Europe
WASHINGTON - The State Department is advising U.S. citizens travelling in Europe to be aware of a “heightened risk of terrorist attacks” during the holiday season. The advisory issued Mond...
Nov 21, 2016
Asia laments Trump rejection of Pacific trade pact
TOKYO - President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership but other Pacific Rim leaders are vowing to push market-opening efforts they say are vital for growth. T...
Nov 21, 2016

The Latest: Japan lifts all tsunami warnings and advisories
TOKYO - The Latest on the earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan (all times local): 1 p.m. All tsunami warnings and advisories have been lifted in Japan, seven hours after a powerful offshore e...
Nov 21, 2016
Rebel leaders arrive in Bogota to sign new peace deal
BOGOTA - Leaders of Colombia’s biggest rebel group have arrived in the capital to sign a revised peace accord with the government. The new deal between the government and the Revolutionary Armed...
Nov 21, 2016
Idaho man hit by car, falls 50 feet into icy river, survives
SALEM, Ore. - An Idaho man not only survived being hit by a car on an icy interstate highway bridge but also a 50-foot-fall into a river and a swim through its frigid waters with a badly broken leg, a...
Nov 21, 2016

Defence lays out case officer stunned by own Taser
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Michael Slager’s defence called witnesses Monday to make a case that the white former South Carolina patrolman was stunned by his own Taser in a struggle before he shot a flee...
Nov 21, 2016
Kansas man's homemade gun silencers clash with federal law
WICHITA, Kan. - When Shane Cox began selling his homemade firearms and silencers out of his military surplus store, he stamped “Made in Kansas” on them to assure buyers that a Kansas law w...
Nov 21, 2016
No federal charges for motorist with anti-Clinton message
MINNEAPOLIS - The U.S. Secret Service says a Minnesota motorist won’t face federal charges for having a violent message aimed at Hillary Clinton written on the back of a minivan. Lou Stephens, s...
Nov 21, 2016