Category Archives: World
Bear mauls man walking his dogs at small Alaska airport
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A bear mauled a man out with his dogs before dawn Thursday on a runway of the small airport in the southern Alaska town of Seward, officials said. The unidentified man was walking ...
Oct 27, 2016
No injuries after Pence plane slides off runway in NYC
NEW YORK - Republican vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence’s campaign plane slid off a runway during a rainstorm at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Thursday, tearing up concrete before...
Oct 27, 2016

Affleck tells 'kid brother' New Hampshire in video to vote
CONCORD, N.H. - Ben Affleck is calling on New Hampshire residents to get out and vote in the upcoming election. In a new video, the Boston-born Affleck describes New Hampshire as his “kid brothe...
Oct 27, 2016

Countries OK world's largest marine reserve in Antarctica
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The countries that decide the fate of Antarctica’s waters reached an historic agreement on Friday to create the world’s largest marine protected area in the ocean...
Oct 27, 2016
Jury acquits leaders of Oregon standoff of federal charges
PORTLAND, Ore. - A jury delivered an extraordinary blow to the government Thursday in a long-running battle over the use of public lands when it acquitted all seven defendants involved in the armed oc...
Oct 27, 2016
Ex-Rep. Condit promotes book about Chandra Levy's death
Ex-Rep. Gary Condit, once suspected in the disappearance of intern Chandra Levy, says he co-authored a new book about the case to tell his side of the story. Condit appeared Thursday on the “Dr....
Oct 27, 2016
Iraqis find bomb factory, tunnels on long road to Mosul
KHAZER, Iraq - Iraqi forces explored a network of tunnels and uncovered a bomb-making facility on Thursday in a village near Mosul that was recently retaken from the Islamic State group, offering a gl...
Oct 27, 2016
911 caller helps police solve case of missing backup dancer
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. - After days of police work revealed no leads in the case of the missing backup dancer, it was a 911 caller who helped locate the New Jersey woman who performed with the likes of Be...
Oct 27, 2016

Parole considered for Charles Manson's 'right-hand man'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California parole officials were considering Thursday whether Charles “Tex” Watson, the self-described right-hand man of murderous cult leader Charles Manson, should b...
Oct 27, 2016
Obama shortens 98 inmates' sentences, bringing total to 862
WASHINGTON - Ninety-eight federal inmates will return home sooner than expected after President Barack Obama commuted their sentences on Thursday, part of a clemency push that has sped up dramatically...
Oct 27, 2016