Category Archives: World
Voter support of marijuana reaches new high
LOS ANGELES - Voter support for marijuana legalization reached a new high as California, Massachusetts and Nevada approved recreational pot, joining four other states and Washington, D.C., with simila...
Nov 09, 2016

GM laying off over 2,000 at 2 car plants as sales slow
DETROIT - Shifting demand from cars to trucks and SUVS is forcing General Motors to lay off more than 2,000 workers indefinitely at two assembly plants in Ohio and Michigan starting in January. The co...
Nov 09, 2016
New Jersey takes over debt-ridden Atlantic City government
TRENTON, N.J. - Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s administration has seized power in Atlantic City, taking control of the assets and major decision-making in the struggling seaside gambling resor...
Nov 09, 2016
Celebrities express dismay, hope at Donald Trump's victory
LOS ANGELES - Donald Trump’s election stunned many, including celebrities who overwhelmingly supported Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Here’s how some of them reacted to his victory: -...
Nov 09, 2016
Stunned Mexico ponders new relationship with US
MEXICO CITY - Hours after the United States elected Donald Trump to be its next president, Mexico began carefully laying the groundwork for a relationship with a new leader who campaigned against its ...
Nov 09, 2016
GOP keeps Senate control as Democrats fall short
WASHINGTON - Republicans held onto their slim Senate majority, a stinging blow to Democrats in a night full of them. Democrats had been nearly certain of retaking control but saw their hopes fizzle as...
Nov 09, 2016
Trump win raises questions about US pledge in climate deal
MARRAKECH, Morocco - The election of a U.S. president who has called global warming a “hoax” alarmed environmentalists and climate scientists and raised questions Wednesday about whether A...
Nov 09, 2016

Top French court: police illegally checked 3 minority men
PARIS - France’s highest court ruled for the first time Wednesday that police illegally checked the identification of three minority men based on racial profiling, a key source of tension betwee...
Nov 09, 2016

Thousands protest Trump win around US
CHICAGO - The raw divisions exposed by the presidential race were on full display across America on Wednesday, as protesters flooded city streets to condemn Donald Trump’s election in demonstrat...
Nov 09, 2016
Clinton supporter Stephen King is 'shutting down'
BANGOR, Maine - The bitter defeat in the presidential race has many supporters of Democrat Hillary Clinton shell-shocked in Maine. Among them is Stephen King. King, the bestselling author, tweeted ear...
Nov 09, 2016