Category Archives: World
What If: Could the GOP abandon Trump and focus on Congress?
WASHINGTON - What if the Republican Party turns its back on its presidential nominee? The possibility that the Republican National Committee might abandon Donald Trump is remote. It’s been discu...
Sep 06, 2016
What If: Can Trump boost turnout among white voters?
ATLANTA - If Donald Trump makes it to the White House, white Americans will have handed him the keys. Much depends on whether Trump is right that his campaign is a “movement.” And much res...
Sep 06, 2016
LA airport gunman to plead guilty to murderous shooting plot
LOS ANGELES - A shooter who gunned down airport screening officers three years ago at Los Angeles International Airport in a terrifying attack that sent frantic passengers running for their lives is s...
Sep 06, 2016
Southeast Asian summit opens, overshadowed by Duterte flap
VIENTIANE, Laos - A summit of Southeast Asian leaders has opened, overshadowed by the Philippine leader’s intemperate comments aimed at President Barack Obama. Philippine President Rodrigo Duter...
Sep 06, 2016
What If: Could Gary Johnson get hot and play the spoiler?
PHOENIX - Unpopular among many Americans, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have opened the door for a third-party spoiler in the presidential campaign - and just as Gary Johnson is starting to warm up...
Sep 06, 2016
What If: Could Clinton win it before Election Day?
WASHINGTON - Election Day isn’t what it used to be. The presidential winner may be all but known by then, thanks to early voting. Beginning Friday, residents in North Carolina can submit absente...
Sep 06, 2016
What If: Could a debate smackdown shake up the election?
WASHINGTON - Get ready for some must-see TV. The fall debates are always a big part of any presidential campaign. But with many 2016 voters underwhelmed by both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, this ...
Sep 06, 2016

Death toll from Tel Aviv construction collapse rises to 3
JERUSALEM - Rescue workers say the death toll from a construction site collapse in Tel Aviv has risen to three. Teams worked all night to search for survivors inside the wreckage of the multilevel par...
Sep 06, 2016
Obama meets Laotian president in first US presidential visit
VIENTIANE, Laos - Barack Obama on Monday became the first sitting U.S. president to step foot in the isolated Southeast Asian nation of Laos, opening a three-day visit meant to rebuild trust and close...
Sep 06, 2016
Man accused of egging home 100-plus times to be sentenced
EUCLID, Ohio - A man accused of pelting his former neighbour’s Ohio home with eggs more than 100 times over the course of a year is scheduled to be sentenced. Thirty-one-year-old Jason Kozan wil...
Sep 06, 2016