Category Archives: World
San Antonio police officer fatally shot while writing ticket
A San Antonio police officer writing out a traffic ticket to a motorist was shot to death in his squad car Sunday outside police headquarters by another driver who pulled up from behind, authorities s...
Nov 20, 2016
Ex-US Rep. Schock allegedly profited off voters' DC visits
CHICAGO - The indictment of a 35-year-old disgraced former Republican congressman jolted residents of his central Illinois district, shaken by prosecutors’ claims that Aaron Schock illegally dip...
Nov 20, 2016
Rutgers confronts ties to slavery in groundbreaking report
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Rutgers University is confronting its historical ties to slavery. The New Jersey school founded in 1766 has compiled research that sheds new light on its beginnings, including an...
Nov 20, 2016
GOP sweep heightens anxiety for many transgender Americans
NEW YORK - Anxiety is high among many transgender Americans after the sweeping Republican election victory. They fear stronger resistance to their push for civil-rights protections, including broader ...
Nov 20, 2016
Trump auditions Cabinet prospects high above Manhattan
NEW YORK - Donald Trump held court from his perch high above Manhattan on Monday, receiving a line of former rivals, longtime allies and TV executives while overseeing a presidential transition that a...
Nov 20, 2016
France's Sarkozy loses primary with hard-line on immigration
PARIS - Former President Nicolas Sarkozy and his populist, hard-line stand on Muslims and immigration went down in defeat Sunday in France’s conservative primary for president. Two ex-prime mini...
Nov 20, 2016
Yemen rebels prevent food aid from reaching besieged city
SANAA, Yemen - Yemeni security officials say Houthi rebels are blocking humanitarian aid to the besieged western city of Taiz. The officials say 18 trucks from the World Food Program were prevented fr...
Nov 20, 2016
WWII mystery: Are 'missing' sailors actually in NY cemetery?
It’s a confounding mystery of World War II: What happened to the 136 missing sailors from the explosion and sinking of the USS Turner? After all, the ship did not go down in battle or even in th...
Nov 20, 2016
'Fantastic Beasts' spins magic, 'Billy Lynn's' tanks
LOS ANGELES - Harry Potter spinoff “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” cast a spell over audiences in its debut, summoning $75 million according to studio estimates Sunday and unseat...
Nov 20, 2016
Judge allows suit by ex-TV anchor fired after online remarks
PITTSBURGH - A federal judge has declined to throw out a lawsuit filed by a former Pittsburgh newscaster fired after her comments in a Facebook post about a shooting were deemed racially insensitive. ...
Nov 20, 2016