Category Archives: World

US stocks sharply higher in afternoon trading; oil rises
U.S. stocks surged Monday, putting the market on course to snap a nine-day losing streak. Health care and financial stocks led the broad rally, as investors focused on the latest turns in the presiden...
Nov 07, 2016

Prince Charles sees remote UAE island by dune buggy, boat
BU TINAH ISLAND, United Arab Emirates - Britain’s Prince Charles crisscrossed the United Arab Emirates on Monday, travelling to both a remote island in the Persian Gulf and a historic fort in th...
Nov 07, 2016

Pope taps new cardinal for Newark as he remakes US church
VATICAN CITY - Pressing his campaign to remake the U.S. Catholic church, Pope Francis on Monday tapped one of his new cardinals, Joseph Tobin, to replace the Newark, New Jersey, archbishop who has bee...
Nov 07, 2016

Janet Reno, former US attorney general, dies at age 78
MIAMI - Janet Reno, who was the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general but also became the epicenter of multiple political storms during the Clinton administration, died early Monday. She was 7...
Nov 07, 2016
Voters hear urgent plea from black pastors on final weekend
DETROIT - At church services, in rallies and on social media, black pastors urged congregants to vote, hoping to inspire a late flood of African-American turnout that could help propel Democrat Hillar...
Nov 07, 2016

Trump, GOP paying consultant dogged by voter fraud charges
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee have paid at least $1.8 million to a political operative whose roster of companies include several that have been repea...
Nov 07, 2016
Ang Lee believes new film technology is worth trying again
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Ang Lee believes the new technology that made for hyper-realistic action in “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” is worth trying again. So much so the two-time Oscar-wi...
Nov 07, 2016

Clinton email case handling brings tumultuous time for FBI
WASHINGTON - The FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation has created more turmoil for the bureau than any other matter in recent history, exposing internal tensions with the Ju...
Nov 07, 2016
Obama's final push: Whirlwind 3-state tour for Clinton
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is dashing across the country on the final day of the 2016 campaign in a final push for Hillary Clinton. After starting his day at the White House, Obama will fly e...
Nov 07, 2016
Confusion, obstacles raise voting concerns in some states
ATLANTA - More than a dozen states have enacted tougher requirements for registering and voting since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a key provision of the Voting Rights Act three years ago. That h...
Nov 07, 2016