Category Archives: World
Pakistan hit by attack on Christian colony and court bombing
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Northwestern Pakistan was struck by two separate militant attacks hours apart on Friday that left at least 13 people dead. Gunmen wearing suicide vests stormed a Christian colony ...
Sep 02, 2016
Louisiana boy finds bag of meth in video game package
LAKE CHARLES, La. - It was Grand Theft Auto come to life: When an 11-year-old bought a video game Wednesday in Lake Charles, Louisiana, he opened the plastic case to find a bag of drugs. KPLC-TV (http...
Sep 02, 2016
Republicans in Hispanic House districts fear Trump blowback
SAN ANTONIO - Donald Trump pinatas, with dark suits, oversized pink lips and unruly yellow manes in paper mache, are top sellers across South Texas - a potential sign of trouble for one of its Republi...
Sep 02, 2016
US factory orders up 1.9 per cent in July, best in 9 months
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories increased in July by the largest amount in nine months, propelled by a big jump in demand for commercial aircraft. The key category that tracks business investmen...
Sep 02, 2016
Yum says it will sell stake in China unit ahead of spinoff
NEW YORK - Yum Brands says it will sell a stake in its China unit, which the parent company of KFC and Pizza Hut is spinning off later this year. The company said Friday that it struck deals to sell s...
Sep 02, 2016
Kaepernick, 49ers teammate kneel during national anthem
SAN DIEGO - While a naval officer sang the first notes of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and dozens of military members unfurled an oversized flag on the football field, Colin Kaepernick and E...
Sep 02, 2016
Day care worker accused of hitting, torturing toddlers
MIAMI - A day care worker at a private charter school in Miami Beach has been arrested after officers reviewed video surveillance footage that appears to show her slapping, elbowing and twisting the a...
Sep 02, 2016
State Dept. to give AP all Clinton schedules before election
WASHINGTON - The State Department agreed Thursday to turn over all the detailed planning schedules from Hillary Clinton’s time as secretary of state to The Associated Press by mid-October. It wa...
Sep 02, 2016
Ex-Subway pitchman in suit: Victim's parents to blame
INDIANAPOLIS - Subway’s former pitchman imprisoned for child pornography and sex abuse argued in a Thursday court filing that the parents of one of his female victims are to blame for what he de...
Sep 02, 2016
Police investigate social media threats against LGBT people
WILTON MANORS, Fla. - Law enforcement officials are investigating threats posted on Facebook to “exterminate” LGBT people living in a predominantly gay city near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. ...
Sep 01, 2016