Category Archives: World
Virginia says drugs are safe, execution should continue
RICHMOND, Va. - The drugs from a secret compounding pharmacy that Virginia plans to use in a lethal injection this month were appropriately prepared and tested and any argument that they are subpar is...
Jan 03, 2017
Divers looking for Colorado boy, 6, find body in frozen pond
AURORA, Colo. - Divers looking for a 6-year-old boy who apparently wandered away from his suburban Denver home on New Year’s Eve found the body of a child in a frozen pond Tuesday. The body has ...
Jan 03, 2017
Teen faces charges over alleged racist video of another teen
EASTON, Pa. - A 14-year-old white student accused of making a racist video of a black student that was shared on social media will be prosecuted on charges of ethnic intimidation and harassment, a pro...
Jan 03, 2017
Magnitude 7.2 quake hits near Fiji; tsunami alert issued
SYDNEY, Australia - A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Fiji on Wednesday, prompting a brief tsunami warning for the Pacific island nation. There were no immediate reports of damage or injur...
Jan 03, 2017
Agency orders TransUnion, Equifax to pay $23M for false ads
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators have ordered credit-reporting agencies TransUnion and Equifax to pay about $23 million for falsely advertising that the credit scores they sell consumers are the same o...
Jan 03, 2017
Trump uses Assange to cast doubt on US intel case on hacking
NEW YORK - President-elect Donald Trump appeared to side with controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over U.S. intelligence officials Wednesday, citing the activist’s assertion that Russ...
Jan 03, 2017
Reality TV's Omarosa hired for Trump's White House outreach
WASHINGTON - Omarosa Manigault is getting hired. A memorable contestant in the first season of “The Apprentice,” Manigault is expected to join President-elect Donald Trump’s White Ho...
Jan 03, 2017
Auto industry's relationship with Trump takes dramatic turn
FLAT ROCK, Mich. - The auto industry’s relationship with President-elect Donald Trump took a dramatic turn Tuesday as Ford Motor Co. decided to shift investment dollars targeted for Mexico to th...
Jan 03, 2017
Sheriff who admits meth addiction charged with stealing meth
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A newly elected West Virginia sheriff who admitted to authorities that he was a meth addict was charged Tuesday with stealing the drug from a police evidence storage area. A crimin...
Jan 03, 2017
Federal judge mulling fate of Texas fetal remains rules
AUSTIN, Texas - Abortion providers told a federal judge Tuesday that Texas’ attempt to require burial or cremation of fetal remains was “government interference” without public healt...
Jan 03, 2017