Category Archives: World
Bill Clinton delivers emotional defence of charitable work
NEW YORK - Bill Clinton delivered an emotional defence of his family’s charitable foundation Wednesday, applauding contributors for having “validated hope and possibilities.” The for...
Sep 21, 2016
A look at the accounts of the Tulsa police shooting
A white Oklahoma police officer was charged with manslaughter Thursday in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man whose vehicle had broken down in the middle of the street. Prosecutors say Betty Sh...
Sep 21, 2016
Correction: Guards Charged-Beating story
ALBANY, N.Y. - In a story sent Sept. 21 about three New York prison guards facing federal charges for beating an inmate, The Associated Press erroneously reported the indictment referenced two unindic...
Sep 21, 2016
Colorado medical pot law poised to add PTSD as qualifier
DENVER - Marijuana pioneer Colorado is poised to add post-traumatic stress disorder to its medical marijuana program, joining 18 other states that consider PTSD a condition treatable by pot. A panel o...
Sep 21, 2016
Weiner faces sexting claim from girl, but he calls it a hoax
NEW YORK - Disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner has acknowledged he communicated online with a girl who accused him of sending sexually explicit messages, but he said he’s also been the s...
Sep 21, 2016
Report questions Louisiana fish safety testing
BATON ROUGE, La. - Gulf oil spill recovery money intended for testing to ensure fish caught off Louisiana were safe for consumers instead paid for unnecessary iPads, cameras, boats and now-missing fis...
Sep 21, 2016
Disney pulls boy's costume critics lambasted as 'Polyface'
HONOLULU - Disney said Wednesday it would no longer sell a boy’s costume for a Polynesian character that some Pacific Islanders have compared to blackface. The getup depicts Maui - a revered fig...
Sep 21, 2016
Correction: Child Neglect-Texas Family story
LUBBOCK, Texas - In a story Sept. 17 about a Texas couple facing child neglect accusations, The Associated Press erroneously reported that all 11 of their children were in state custody. Ten of the ch...
Sep 21, 2016
Pitt, Jolie star power mightier than box office power
LOS ANGELES - “By the Sea” didn’t just flop at the box office. It was a flat out rejection, making a mere $538,000 domestically. How could a movie starring the modern king and queen ...
Sep 21, 2016
Inquiry finds 'gross mismanagement' in costly VA hospital
DENVER - Gross mismanagement, delays and lax oversight by the Veterans Affairs Department added hundreds of millions of dollars to the cost of a new Denver-area VA hospital, federal investigators said...
Sep 21, 2016