Category Archives: World
Mexico: Deforestation for avocados much higher than thought
MEXICO CITY - Deforestation caused by the expansion of Mexican avocado orchards is much higher than previously thought, authorities said Monday. Talia Coria, an official in the attorney general’...
Oct 31, 2016
The 13 women who could testify to Cosby's 'signature' acts
PHILADELPHIA - Did Bill Cosby drug and molest young women as part of a “signature” crime spree spanning five decades? Prosecutors preparing for his sexual-assault trial hope to call 13 of ...
Oct 31, 2016
White supremacist for Trump targets independent in Utah call
SALT LAKE CITY - An independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin criticized Republican Donald Trump on Monday over an automated call in Utah from a white nationalist supporter who calls McMullin a...
Oct 31, 2016
FBI news too late to sway millions of early voters
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s supporters may hope that last week’s FBI revelation about the Hillary Clinton email investigation might give the Republican’s campaign a boost. But itR...
Oct 31, 2016
Feds targeted adoptee from South Korea because of crimes
SALEM, Ore. - A man who was adopted as a 3-year-old from South Korea almost four decades ago and flown to America is in detention awaiting deportation because of “the severity of his criminal hi...
Oct 31, 2016
Warner Bros.' 'The Flash' film loses director Rick Famuyiwa
LOS ANGELES - The Warner Bros. and DC Comics film “The Flash” has hit a roadblock. Director Rick Famuyiwa on Monday said in a statement that he and the studio could not “come togethe...
Oct 31, 2016
Source: Connecticut provost to lead University of Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A University of Connecticut provost is about to be named president of the University of Missouri, nearly a year after the Columbia campus was roiled by protests over administrators&...
Oct 31, 2016
CNN: Not happy with Brazile's talk about debate questions
NEW YORK - CNN said Monday it is “completely uncomfortable” to learn through WikiLeaks that former commentator Donna Brazile had contacted the Clinton campaign ahead of time about a questi...
Oct 31, 2016
Judge throws out convictions of 2 'Norfolk Four' defendants
RICHMOND, Va. - A federal judge on Monday threw out the rape and murder convictions of two former sailors who have long maintained that police intimidated them into falsely confessing to the crimes ne...
Oct 31, 2016
Bank of England governor Mark Carney to stay through June 2019
LONDON - Bank of England governor Mark Carney announced Monday that he will extend his term in office by one year and stay in the position through June 2019, a decision that may help settle speculatio...
Oct 31, 2016