Category Archives: World
In Israel, an oily Hanukkah treat outlasts a health campaign
JERUSALEM - Israelis are finding a new campaign by their crusading health minister hard to swallow: in the name of proper nutrition, he has gone on the warpath against the nation’s beloved Hanuk...
Dec 22, 2016
Happy birthday to Colo: Oldest gorilla in US turns 60
COLUMBUS, Ohio - She is a mother of three, grandmother of 16, great-grandmother of 12 and great-great-grandmother of three. She recently had surgery to remove a malignant tumour, but doctors say she&#...
Dec 21, 2016
Child's play: Lego master builders show work at White House
ENFIELD, Conn. - The assignment for this year’s White House holiday display came with a tight deadline. A team of Lego master builders, within 2 1/2 weeks, had to create 56 unique gingerbread ho...
Dec 21, 2016
Trump picks China hawk to lead new White House trade council
WASHINGTON - In another sign that he intends to shake up relations with China, President-elect Donald Trump named economist Peter Navarro to lead a newly created White House council on trade. The Univ...
Dec 21, 2016
Berlin attack prompts high security in US cities for holiday
NEW YORK - In the wake of the Berlin truck attack, police departments around the U.S. are making a show of force at places where crowds gather at Christmastime. In New York City, police dispatched hea...
Dec 21, 2016
Proposed UN resolution demands end to Israeli settlements
Egypt circulated a draft U.N. resolution Wednesday night that demands a halt to Israeli settlement activities in Palestinian territory and declares that all existing settlements “have no legal v...
Dec 21, 2016
Uber pulls self-driving cars from California roads
SAN FRANCISCO - Uber pulled its self-driving cars from California roads after state regulators moved to revoke their registrations, officials said Wednesday. The move comes after a week of talks betwe...
Dec 21, 2016
Jury urges death penalty for sex offender who killed 4 women
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Jurors on Wednesday recommended a death sentence for a California sex offender who abducted and killed four women over six months while wearing an electronic monitoring device. A j...
Dec 21, 2016
Judge orders Prince divorce file unsealed; ex-wife objected
MINNEAPOLIS - A judge has ordered Prince’s divorce file opened next month over the objections of ex-wife Manuela Testolini. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune (http://strib.mn/2hIMr8R ), ...
Dec 21, 2016
Cop does speeding college student a favour by tying necktie
MENOMONIE, Wis. - A Wisconsin police officer who stopped a speeding college student who was late for a presentation ended up tying his necktie for him. WBAY-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2hrnPOG ) the Men...
Dec 21, 2016