Category Archives: World
Mom of Ohio girl starved, beaten to death rejects plea deal
CINCINNATI - The mother of a 2-year-old Ohio girl who was starved and beaten to death has rejected a plea deal a day after the girl’s father was sentenced to death for aggravated murder. Thirty-...
Oct 18, 2016

Inmate's lawyers turn to courts in effort to halt execution
ATLANTA - A Georgia prisoner who was recently diagnosed with autism should not be put to death, his lawyers argue in court briefs, saying his scheduled execution this week would be unconstitutional. G...
Oct 18, 2016
Military helicopter with 3 on board goes missing in Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam - A Vietnamese military helicopter with three people on board went missing during a training flight Tuesday, an official and state media said, in the latest in a series of incidents inv...
Oct 18, 2016

For 'SNL,' Donald Trump is the gift that keeps on giving
NEW YORK - Already enjoying its best ratings in eight years with politically charged comedy, “Saturday Night Live” got something even more beneficial with Donald Trump’s potshots - v...
Oct 18, 2016

Hyundai recalls Genesis Coupes to fix air bag wiring problem
DETROIT - Hyundai is recalling more than 84,000 cars in the U.S. because a wiring problem can cause the front passenger air bag to malfunction. The recall covers Genesis Coupes from the 2010 to 2016 m...
Oct 18, 2016
Colorado fire burns 5 homes; hundreds of others threatened
WESTCLIFFE, Colo. - A wildfire in southern Colorado has destroyed five homes, and hundreds of people remain under evacuation orders, authorities said Tuesday. The fire has scorched more than 25 square...
Oct 18, 2016
How does it feel? Nobel judges can't reach Dylan
STOCKHOLM - Five days after Bob Dylan was named the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, no one knows how he feels about the prestigious award - not even the Nobel judges. The Swedish Academy, whi...
Oct 18, 2016
Spain: Town may fine church over 'noisy' bells
MADRID - A small Spanish town is considering fining a medieval church 16,000 euros ($17,500) because its bells are “too noisy.” The town hall of Mostoles, southwest of Madrid, said Tuesday...
Oct 18, 2016

Correction: Smithsonian-Ruby Slippers story
WASHINGTON - In a story Oct. 18 about an effort to preserve the ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz,” The Associated Press reported erroneously where the slippers are displayed. They are ...
Oct 18, 2016

'Stop whining,' Obama tells Trump, chiding for fraud talk
WASHINGTON - “Stop whining,” President Barack Obama rebuked Donald Trump on Tuesday, speaking out as seldom before on next month’s election and chiding the Republican for sowing susp...
Oct 18, 2016