Category Archives: World
UK's Johnson: Court ruling won't interfere with Brexit plans
BERLIN - A court ruling requiring a greater say for lawmakers in Britain’s exit from the European Union shouldn’t derail the government’s timetable, the British foreign secretary sai...
Nov 04, 2016
4 presidential contests haven't produced a winner right away
Four presidential elections dating back to 1800 failed to produce a clear winner after an initial count of the votes. Regardless of the national popular vote tally, it takes a majority of the Electora...
Nov 04, 2016
Crash report: School bus driver took seizure meds, wife said
BALTIMORE - The driver of the school bus involved in a deadly crash this week in Baltimore was taking medication for seizures when he had an accident two years ago, his wife told investigators at the ...
Nov 04, 2016
US trade deficit in September at lowest level in 19 months
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit fell in September to the lowest level in 19 months as demand for U.S.-made airplanes and other exports increased while imports slipped. The politically sensitive de...
Nov 04, 2016
US workers gain jobs and raises in final pre-election report
WASHINGTON - Workers enjoyed their best pay raises in seven years last month as employers added 161,000 jobs, the government said in the last major snapshot of a slow but durable economy before Americ...
Nov 04, 2016

Dad who got video of lifeless son charged with endangerment
PITTSBURGH - A Pennsylvania man was arrested on child endangerment charges because he didn’t call 911 after the mother of his two children threatened to kill them and sent him videos of his son&...
Nov 04, 2016
Denmark ends probe into Dane over WWII murder of Jews
COPENHAGEN - An elderly Dane accused of being involved in the mass murder of Jews in Belarus during World War II will not be prosecuted, Danish authorities said Friday, saying they have “not fou...
Nov 04, 2016

UK's May seeks to keep Brexit plan going despite setback
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May sought Friday to reassure European Union leaders that her timetable for Britain to leave the EU remains intact despite a court ruling requiring British lawm...
Nov 04, 2016

The Latest: US condemns Turkey's detention of lawmakers
ANKARA, Turkey - The Latest on an explosion and detentions in Kurdish areas of Turkey (all times local): 10:25 p.m. The U.S. government says it’s “deeply disturbed” by Turkey’s...
Nov 04, 2016
Thousands evacuated as power outage hits Las Vegas resort
LAS VEGAS - A massive power outage at a major Las Vegas resort prompted an evacuation, forcing out thousands of guests and gamblers and causing authorities to check the 33-story tower carefully to mak...
Nov 04, 2016