Category Archives: World
US Sen. Corker, professor argue about Trump on hike
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - A professor says he had a testy exchange about Donald Trump with U.S. Sen. Bob Corker during a weekend hike. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports (http://bit.ly/2fOuAdt) David...
Nov 15, 2016
CEOs look to bring together their divided customers, workers
NEW YORK - Apple CEO Tim Cook is telling his employees to “keep moving forward.” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is saying “progress does not move in a straight line.” T-Mobile...
Nov 15, 2016
The Latest: Violence breaks out in anti-US protest
ATHENS, Greece - The Latest on President Barack Obama’s final foreign tour as president (all times local): 8:40 p.m. Riot police are using tear gas and stun grenades in Athens to disperse about ...
Nov 15, 2016
Lawyer blames non-existent man for crash, gets 10 days jail
ELYRIA, Ohio - An Ohio attorney who blamed a non-existent black man for a car accident to avoid facing drunken driving charges has been sentenced to 10 days in jail. Twenty-seven-year-old Heather Wils...
Nov 15, 2016

Sarkozy targeted anew by Gadhafi presidential funding claims
PARIS - Days before a crucial presidential primary, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is facing new allegations that he received millions of euros in illegal financing from the late Libyan dicta...
Nov 15, 2016

Hollande: US must respect 'irreversible' climate deal
MARRAKECH, Morocco - French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday urged the United States to respect the “irreversible” Paris Agreement on climate change, and said France will lead a dial...
Nov 15, 2016
NY school bus driver scolded for favouring Trump supporters
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. - A bus driver for an upstate New York school district is in trouble for allowing students who would have voted for Donald Trump to exit the vehicle before children who would’v...
Nov 15, 2016
New exhibition celebrates the style of Princess Diana
LONDON - Kensington Palace says a new exhibition tracing the evolution of the late Princess Diana’s style is set to open in February. The palace said Tuesday that the exhibition, “Diana: H...
Nov 15, 2016

Manufacturing in New York picks up slightly
WASHINGTON - Manufacturing in New York state expanded in November, ending three straight months of contraction. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York says its Empire State index rose to a reading of 1....
Nov 15, 2016

US retail sales jump 0.8 pct. in sign of consumer health
WASHINGTON - American consumers ramped up their spending last month in a sign of robust health heading into the crucial holiday shopping season. Retail sales rose 0.8 per cent in October, after an upw...
Nov 15, 2016