Category Archives: World
Much ado about poo: Feces fuels Hawaii feral feline debate
HONOLULU - Two wildlife issues have collided in Hawaii, pitting one group of animal defenders against another in an impassioned debate. The point of contention? Deadly cat poop and the feral felines t...
Oct 17, 2016
Buses collide head-on in central Pakistan, killing 25 people
MULTAN, Pakistan - Two passenger buses collided head-on in central Pakistan on Monday, killing 25 people and injuring 69, officials said. The accident, which occurred on a dangerous curve in Khanpur t...
Oct 16, 2016
Homegrown fashion industry bursts onto scene in Cuba
HAVANA - Like so much else in Cuba, shopping for clothes isn’t easy. Buying a simple pair of socks or a T-shirt means choosing between the wildly overpriced, shoddy offerings of state-run stores...
Oct 16, 2016
Kershaw helps Dodgers blank Cubs 1-0, NLCS even at 1-all
CHICAGO - So much for October closer. With his Dodgers desperate for a win, Clayton Kershaw delivered the best start of his checkered playoff career. The ace left-hander pitched seven sparkling inning...
Oct 16, 2016
China launches crewed mission to dock with space station
BEIJING - China has launched a pair of astronauts into space on a mission to dock with an experimental space station and remain aboard for 30 days. The Shenzhou 11 mission took off from the Jiuquan Sa...
Oct 16, 2016
Iraqis push toward IS-held Mosul in long-awaited offensive
KHAZER, Iraq - The long-awaited offensive to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group began Monday with a volley of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes and heavy artillery bombardments on a cluster of vill...
Oct 16, 2016
Trump calls SNL spoof 'hit job,' calls for end of show
LOS ANGELES - Donald Trump has some choice words for “Saturday Night Live.” The Republican presidential candidate tweeted early Sunday morning that the show’s skit depicting him this...
Oct 16, 2016
Pumpkins go ballistic at New Hampshire racetrack
LOUDON, N.H. - Pumpkins were going ballistic at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend. Teams from as far away as Virginia came to the race track to use trebuchets, catapults and air guns to la...
Oct 16, 2016
US, UK say they're weighing new sanctions on Syria, Russia
LONDON - The United States and Britain say they’re considering new economic sanctions on the Syrian and Russian governments because of their conduct in war-ravaged Aleppo. After a 10-nation meet...
Oct 16, 2016
Rolling Stone heading to trial over debunked story of rape
RICHMOND, Va. - For the first time since Rolling Stone magazine’s shocking story about a brutal gang rape at the University of Virginia hit shelves two years ago, the public may hear from the yo...
Oct 16, 2016