Category Archives: World
Report: Workers trapped in mine collapse in southeast Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish media reports say a copper mine in southeast Turkey has collapsed, trapping a number of workers inside. The private Dogan news agency says the mine, located near the town of S...
Nov 17, 2016
Trump ally Sessions could face tough Senate confirmation
WASHINGTON - As one of President-elect Donald Trump’s closest and most consistent allies, Sen. Jeff Sessions is a likely pick for a top post in his administration. But when Sessions faced Senate...
Nov 17, 2016
Asian shares mixed, Nikkei up as Yellen remarks lift dollar
HONG KONG - Japanese shares rose Friday on the yen’s weakness while other Asian benchmarks wobbled after Fed chair Janet Yellen signalled that policymakers intend to raise interest rates soon. K...
Nov 17, 2016
Feds: Barrier to gorilla exhibit entered by boy ineffective
CINCINNATI - A barrier separating Cincinnati Zoo visitors from a gorilla exhibit wasn’t in compliance with standards when a 3-year-old boy slipped inside, resulting in the shooting death of an e...
Nov 17, 2016
Bollywood actress tear gassed during botched Paris robbery
PARIS - The Paris prosecutor’s office says Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat and partner Cyrille Auxenfans were the targets of a botched robbery attempt involving tear gas in a posh area of the...
Nov 17, 2016
JPMorgan Chase to pay $264 million in Chinese bribery case
NEW YORK - JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to pay $264.4 million in fines to federal authorities to settle charges that it hired friends and relatives of Chinese officials in order to gain access ...
Nov 17, 2016
Florida court upholds conviction in loud music killing case
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A Florida appeals court is upholding the conviction of a white man who shot a Jacksonville teenager after an argument over loud music. The 1st District Court of Appeal on Thursday ...
Nov 17, 2016
Intel chief: Russia eased hacking after US accused Kremlin
WASHINGTON - Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Thursday that Russia curtailed its election-related cyberactivity after the Obama administration accused Moscow of trying to interfere...
Nov 17, 2016
Hockney landscape fetches record $11.7M in NYC
NEW YORK - A monumental landscape by David Hockney set an auction record for the British artist at Sotheby’s contemporary art sale Thursday evening. “Woldgate Woods, 24, 25, 26 October, 20...
Nov 17, 2016
Appeals court blocks 'Making a Murderer' inmate's release
MADISON, Wis. - A Wisconsin prison inmate whose case was featured in the Netflix series “Making a Murderer” will stay behind bars while state attorneys appeal a decision overturning his co...
Nov 17, 2016