Category Archives: World
Company asks pipeline protesters to leave North Dakota land
CANNON BALL, N.D. - The developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline said Tuesday that the dozens of protesters who have camped on company-owned land since the weekend are trespassing and that “l...
Oct 24, 2016

Jury acquits man of stalking TV star Kendall Jenner
LOS ANGELES - A jury on Monday acquitted a man of stalking model and reality TV star Kendall Jenner and convicted him of trespassing at her secluded Hollywood Hill home The jury of seven women and fiv...
Oct 24, 2016
German diplomat's immunity eyed amid wife's assault claim
New York officials are trying to get a German diplomat’s immunity waived to prosecute him on charges of hitting his wife in the face, and the U.S. State Department said Monday it had gotten invo...
Oct 24, 2016

Box Office Top 20: 'Madea' tops charts, 'Moonlight' shines
LOS ANGELES - “Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween” outmuscled the Tom Cruise vehicle “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” at the box office this weekend. Perry’s film ne...
Oct 24, 2016
Clinton, Warren: Campaign partners eying complicated future
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Joining forces in the presidential campaign’s final stretch, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Elizabeth Warren pounded Donald Trump on Monday for disrespecting women and denigrating U...
Oct 24, 2016

In emails, Clinton campaign measures diversity among staff
WASHINGTON - Senior staff members on Hillary Clinton’s nascent campaign were conscious about diversity in the top ranks two months before the Democratic presidential candidate formally announced...
Oct 24, 2016

Alan Alda asks scientists to explain energy to children
STONY BROOK, N.Y. - Alan Alda wants scientists to answer a question for 11-year-old children: What is energy? The actor is a visiting professor at the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Sto...
Oct 24, 2016
Ex-wife of former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle sues company
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. - The ex-wife of former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle is suing the restaurant chain for damages, saying the company received at least three reports indicating his sexual interest in ch...
Oct 24, 2016

Obama administration confirms double-digit premium hikes
WASHINGTON - Premiums will go up sharply next year under President Barack Obama’s health care law, and many consumers will be down to just one insurer, the administration confirmed Monday. That&...
Oct 24, 2016
Iraqis press toward Mosul, face questions about airstrike
BARTELLA, Iraq - U.S.-backed Iraqi forces fought their way inside two villages Monday as they crept closer to Mosul a week into an offensive to retake the Islamic State-held city, but they also faced ...
Oct 24, 2016