Category Archives: World
DNA discovery reignites long-dormant serial killer case
MINEOLA, N.Y. - A new DNA analysis has given more clues to detectives investigating a suspected string of serial killings on Long Island. The analysis, posted on a federal database this week, shows th...
Dec 14, 2016
Colorado school district to allow teachers to arm themselves
DENVER - A rural Colorado school district decided Wednesday night to allow its teachers and other school staff to carry guns on campus to protect students. The Hanover School District 28 board voted 3...
Dec 14, 2016
NBA, players reach tentative agreement on labour deal
MIAMI - The NBA and its players have agreed to keep the most lucrative era in league history rolling. The sides agreed Wednesday in principle on a new collective bargaining agreement, one that could l...
Dec 14, 2016
Thief dimes out co-workers who stole nickel from steel plant
A nickel here, a nickel there, and pretty soon you’re talking about some real money. Workers at a suburban Philadelphia steel plant operated a sophisticated theft ring that smuggled nearly $1 mi...
Dec 14, 2016
Yahoo's big breach helps usher in an age of hacker anxiety
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo has become the worst-case example of an unnerving but increasingly common phenomenon - massive hacks that steal secrets and other potentially revealing information from our perso...
Dec 14, 2016
Trump picks Michigan's Ronna Romney McDaniel for RNC chair
DES MOINES, Iowa - Michigan’s Republican Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to become the new Republican National Committee chair next year. The niec...
Dec 14, 2016
Who else sang the anthem at presidential inaugurations?
On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump picked “America’s Got Talent” star Jackie Evancho to sing the national anthem at his Jan. 20 inauguration. Here’s a list of some prev...
Dec 14, 2016
Fed's forecast after raising key rate: 3 more hikes in 2017
WASHINGTON - After raising its benchmark interest rate in response to a strengthening U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve foresees three more hikes in 2017. The Fed’s move to raise its key rate wi...
Dec 14, 2016
Louisiana governor's LGBT rights order thrown out by judge
BATON ROUGE, La. - An executive order issued by Louisiana’s governor that was aimed at protecting the rights of LGBT people in state government was thrown out Wednesday by a judge who said the g...
Dec 14, 2016
Chicago alderman indicted on extortion, other charges
CHICAGO - A prominent Chicago alderman has been charged with stealing at least $30,000 from a charitable fund set up in part to help poor constituents and spending it at casinos and to pay his daughte...
Dec 14, 2016