Category Archives: World
Kardashian joins string of big jewel heist victims
PARIS - Kim Kardashian West joined a line of victims of major jewel heists when armed robbers entered her Paris residence, chained her to bathroom furnishings and escaped with jewels worth an estimate...
Oct 03, 2016
Putin suspends weapons-grade plutonium deal with US
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin on Monday suspended a deal with the United States on the disposal of weapons-grade plutonium, once a symbol of U.S.-Russian rapprochement that has fallen apart amid t...
Oct 03, 2016
Hungry pigs chomp lawns in Northern California neighbourhood
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Wild pigs are eating front yards in at least one Northern California neighbourhood. KNTV reports (http://bit.ly/2dMprSp) that the pigs strike in the middle of the night, digging up ...
Oct 03, 2016
Ohio plans January execution using new 3-drug combination
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio said it plans to resume executions in January with a new three-drug combination after an unofficial moratorium dating to early 2014 and blamed on shortages of lethal drugs. It sa...
Oct 03, 2016
Outdoor giant Bass Pro to acquire rival Cabela's for $4.5B
OMAHA, Neb. - Outdoor gear giant Bass Pro is snapping up rival Cabela’s in a $4.5 billion deal announced Monday. Bass Pro is paying Cabela’s shareholders $65.50 cash per share, a 19 per ce...
Oct 03, 2016
US factory activity picked up in September
WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing rebounded in September after contracting in August. New orders and production at factories increased, although employment fell - a sign that manufacturers have yet to f...
Oct 03, 2016
US construction spending fell again in August
WASHINGTON - U.S. builders trimmed spending on construction projects in August for a second straight month with housing, non-residential and government activity all seeing declines. Construction spend...
Oct 03, 2016
Supreme Court rejects Whitey Bulger appeal
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has turned away James “Whitey” Bulger’s appeal of his racketeering convictions and life sentence. The justices did not comment Monday in leaving in pla...
Oct 03, 2016
Lindsay Lohan says she lost part of finger in boat accident
Lindsay Lohan says she had surgery to reattach part of her finger following a boating accident. The actress posted a video of her hand with a bandaged ring finger Sunday on Snapchat. She says on the v...
Oct 03, 2016
"I had to:" Inside the mind of an 'honour' killer in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan - For two months, over the thunder of machines at the steel mill, the men taunted Mubeen Rajhu about his sister. Even now, they laugh at how easy it was to make him lose his temper. S...
Oct 03, 2016