Category Archives: World
Worker won't say how he ended up in cargo hold during flight
WASHINGTON - A baggage handler isn’t saying how he ended up inside an aircraft’s cargo hold during a flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Washington Dulles International Airport. Unit...
Jan 03, 2017
German prosecutors say convicted IS member hid killings
BERLIN - A German man who had been lauded by a judge for a “wholehearted” confession about his time as a member of the Islamic State group faced new charges of concealing his true involvem...
Jan 03, 2017
Inmates involved in Brazil prison massacre to be transferred
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian authorities said Tuesday that the inmates responsible for the killings of 60 rivals at two prisons in the Amazon region will be transferred to high security federal institut...
Jan 03, 2017
Megyn Kelly leaving Fox News, will host 2 shows on NBC
NEW YORK - Megyn Kelly, the Fox News star who’s had a contentious relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, said Tuesday that she’s leaving the network for NBC News, where she will h...
Jan 03, 2017
FDA probes dangers of exploding e-cigarette batteries
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is probing the dangers of exploding batteries in e-cigarettes, following dozens of reports of devices that have combusted, overheated or caught fire ...
Jan 03, 2017
The Latest: AMA asks GOP how it would replace 'Obamacare'
WASHINGTON - The Latest on Congress convening for a new session (all times EST): 9:25 p.m. The American Medical Association wants Republicans to show how they would replace President Barack Obama̵...
Jan 03, 2017
Iconic sign could get extra security after 'HOLLYWeeD' prank
LOS ANGELES - Days after a prankster scaled a fence and altered the iconic Hollywood sign to read “HOLLYWeeD,” the agency that maintains and secures landmark said it will explore boosting ...
Jan 03, 2017
Toddler boy pushes fallen dresser off twin brother in video
OREM, Utah - A 2-year-old boy in Utah has been caught on a nanny cam saving his twin brother by pushing a fallen dresser off him. The video shows the Orem toddlers climbing on open drawers before the ...
Jan 03, 2017
Appeals court: Minnesota sex offender program constitutional
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota’s program for keeping sex offenders confined after they complete their prison sentences is constitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, reversing a lower-court ...
Jan 03, 2017
US factory activity hit 2-year high in December
WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing activity expanded in December to its highest level in two years, as new orders and production jumped in a positive sign for economic growth. The Institute for Supply Ma...
Jan 03, 2017