Category Archives: World
Post-Katrina police shooting; now lawsuits can resume
NEW ORLEANS - A former police sergeant admitted on Friday that he helped cover up the fatal police shootings of two people in the chaotic days following Hurricane Katrina, ending a criminal case that ...
Nov 04, 2016
AP analysis: Trump silent in ads, Clinton talks up children
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump has shown more than 586 hours of television ads in the general election, and until now something has been missing: his voice. There is no footage of him speaking, no archival...
Nov 04, 2016
NJ Transit head: Phone use, other violations unacceptable
TRENTON, N.J. - Federal regulators have found numerous safety violations on New Jersey’s troubled commuter system, including the lack of on-board emergency tools and working fire extinguishers, ...
Nov 04, 2016
US, EU question Turkey's detention of pro-Kurdish lawmakers
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish authorities on Friday detained 12 pro-Kurdish members of Parliament for questioning in terror-related probes, drawing sharp concern from the United States and the European Uni...
Nov 04, 2016
California family says claim filed to urge police reform
SAN DIEGO - An attorney for a widow who filed a claim Thursday against a San Diego suburb where her husband was killed by police says the family wants to send a message that police across the nation m...
Nov 03, 2016

Cop who killed motorist was wearing Confederate flag T-shirt
CINCINNATI - A white University of Cincinnati police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist was wearing a T-shirt with a picture of a Confederate flag on it at the time of the shooting, ac...
Nov 03, 2016
Democrats across nation sue GOP alleging voter intimidation
NEWARK, N.J. - Lawyers for Democrats around the country are filing lawsuits claiming Republicans and the campaign of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump are pushing supporters to intimidate and conf...
Nov 03, 2016
Trump, Clinton plan dueling New York election night parties
NEW YORK - Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump could hardly be farther apart politically. But they’ll spend the decisive night of their polarizing presidential campaign barely a New York minute awa...
Nov 03, 2016

Authorities: Woman 'chained up like a dog' inside container
ANDERSON, S.C. - A woman who had been reported missing along with her boyfriend in late August was found “chained up like a dog” inside a storage container, a South Carolina sheriff said T...
Nov 03, 2016
VP candidate Kaine delivers speech in Spanish in Phoenix
PHOENIX - Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Kaine on Thursday delivered what may be the first presidential campaign speech entirely in Spanish as part of Hillary Clinton’s push into tradi...
Nov 03, 2016