Category Archives: World
Judge tosses lawsuit against attorneys for polygamous group
SALT LAKE CITY - A judge threw out a lawsuit Wednesday against polygamous leader Warren Jeffs that claimed the sect’s longtime Utah law firm created a veneer that helped perpetuate abuses such a...
Jan 11, 2017
No sign of Japan-related radiation found in Alaska waters
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - State officials have announced that tests of Alaska seafood continue to show no detectable amounts of radiation, five years after a deadly earthquake and tsunami set off a nuclear ...
Jan 11, 2017
Energy choice Perry steps away from Dakota Access pipeline
WASHINGTON - Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he has stepped down from the boards of two energy companies that are developing the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline project. Perry, who is President...
Jan 11, 2017
FBI awaits autopsies on 5 found dead in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Federal investigators in New Mexico are trying to piece together the final moments of two sisters and their children who were found dead on tribal land just days after authorities ...
Jan 11, 2017
Ex-lawmaker reconsiders plea deal in sexual-favours case
ST. ALBANS, Vt. - A former Vermont lawmaker who reached a plea deal with prosecutors before going to trial on charges he tried to extract sexual favours in exchange for rent says he’s reconsider...
Jan 11, 2017
Scientists: Moon over the hill at 4.51 billion years old
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - It turns out the moon is older than many scientists suspected: a ripe 4.51 billion years old. That’s the newest estimate, thanks to rocks and soil collected by the Apollo ...
Jan 11, 2017
NY Gov. Cuomo's helicopter makes emergency landing
ALBANY, N.Y. - A state police helicopter carrying New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to New York City was forced to make an emergency landing on Wednesday after the cabin filled with fumes. The Democratic gov...
Jan 11, 2017
Girl killed in 'rape-murder fantasy' endured life of abuse
A 14-year-old Pennsylvania girl raped, tortured and killed at her adoptive mother’s home had been abused or neglected in at least three homes during her short life. A lawyer for Grace PackerR...
Jan 11, 2017
Texas carries out first US execution of 2017
HUNTSVILLE, Texas - Texas on Wednesday put to death an inmate convicted of killing two men over a phoney drug deal, the first U.S. execution of 2017. Christopher Wilkins, 48, was declared dead at 6:29...
Jan 11, 2017
Facebook takes on a bigger role in journalism
NEW YORK - Facebook is launching a journalism project aimed at strengthening its ties with media organizations to help them expand their audiences, come up with new products and generally promote trus...
Jan 11, 2017