Category Archives: World
Officer who fatally shot black man fired over separate case
MILWAUKEE - An officer whose fatal shooting of a black man sparked violence in Milwaukee lost his job Monday, after he had been charged with sexual assault in an unrelated case. Officer Dominique Heag...
Oct 31, 2016
Judge tentatively OKs $151M settlement in chemical leak suit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A federal judge on Monday tentatively approved a $151 million settlement involving two companies sued over a 2014 chemical spill that contaminated drinking water in southern West V...
Oct 31, 2016
Teacher removed from classroom after video in Trump costume
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - A New Hampshire high school teacher is in hot water after a video surfaced showing her in a classroom dressed as Donald Trump and dancing to a song that included an expletive. Super...
Oct 31, 2016
Judge to OK deal over police surveillance if changes made
NEW YORK - A deal with the city to settle lawsuits accusing its police department of violating basic rights in Muslim communities after Sept. 11, 2001, can be approved with some changes, a judge said ...
Oct 31, 2016
Alabama pipeline blast sparks worries about South gas prices
HELENA, Ala. - A deadly explosion that sparked a geyser of fire has shut down a vital pipeline supplying gasoline to millions of people across the Southeast, raising fears of another round of gas shor...
Oct 31, 2016
City releases audio of Pulse nightclub gunman
ORLANDO, Fla. - Police negotiators talking to the Orlando nightclub gunman at first weren’t sure if the person they had on the phone was actually in the Pulse nightclub, according to audio recor...
Oct 31, 2016
Hackers say they're revealing more from trove of NSA data
LONDON - A group calling itself “Shadow Brokers” says it has released another gem from its trove of high-level hacking tools stolen from the U.S.’s National Security Agency, potentia...
Oct 31, 2016
2 blacks, 10 whites on jury in traffic stop police shooting
CINCINNATI - A jury of two blacks and 10 whites was seated on Monday for the murder trial of a white University of Cincinnati police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man during a traffic stop...
Oct 31, 2016
Obama to hand over social media accounts to new president
WASHINGTON - The next president of the United States will start with a huge following on Twitter but a clean slate of tweets. It’s all part of the peaceful transition of power in the social medi...
Oct 31, 2016
Ford headquarters outside Detroit evacuated after fire
DEARBORN, Mich. - Ford Motor Co.’s world headquarters in Dearborn was evacuated Monday after a fire broke out in the building’s basement. Dearborn Fire Chief Joseph Murray said no one was ...
Oct 31, 2016