Category Archives: World
Man who landed gyrocopter on Capitol lawn released from jail
RUSKIN, Fla. - A Florida man who piloted a one-person gyrocopter through some of the most restricted U.S. airspace and landed on the lawn of the Capitol in Washington has been released from jail after...
Sep 08, 2016
Palestinian court postpones next month's municipal election
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory - The Palestinian high court on Thursday postponed municipal elections that had been set for next month, putting on hold what would have been the first real test of pol...
Sep 08, 2016
Boy, 10, charged with manslaughter in young cousin's death
OCALA, Fla. - A 10-year-old North Florida boy has been arrested on a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of his 2-year-old cousin. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office tells news outl...
Sep 08, 2016
Armenia's prime minister resigns after political crisis
YEREVAN, Armenia - The prime minister of Armenia on Thursday announced his resignation in order to give way to a coalition government, a widely expected move following a violent standoff at a police s...
Sep 08, 2016
Girl on bike sues after off-duty officer throws her down
SEATTLE - A teenager rode her bicycle through a mall parking lot when an off-duty officer working for a private security company pulled her down, threw her to the ground and shocked her with a stun gu...
Sep 08, 2016

With a new plane, Clinton courts media on the campaign trail
NEW YORK - When Hillary Clinton arrived at her brand-new campaign plane, she greeted crew members, climbed aboard and then made a surprise move: a beeline to the dozens of journalists seated in the ba...
Sep 08, 2016

Real-life investigators object to portrayal in 'Sully' movie
WASHINGTON - Losing thrust in both engines but still managing to land an airliner full of people in the Hudson River without the loss of a single life is plenty dramatic. But the drama in “Sully...
Sep 08, 2016
Turkey issues warrants for 6 generals over failed coup
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities have issued detention warrants for six generals and scores of other military personnel as part of an ongoing investigation into t...
Sep 08, 2016

Taliban push into provincial capital in southern Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The Taliban pushed into the capital of Afghanistan’s southern Uruzgan province on Thursday, triggering fierce clashes and sending all government officials fleeing from th...
Sep 08, 2016
Maldives police raid newsroom after documentary broadcast
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Police in the Maldives have raided the office of one of the country’s leading news websites shortly after a television documentary was broadcast that accused the countryR...
Sep 08, 2016