Category Archives: World

US factory activity picked up in September
WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing rebounded in September after contracting in August. New orders and production at factories increased, although employment fell - a sign that manufacturers have yet to f...
Oct 03, 2016

US construction spending fell again in August
WASHINGTON - U.S. builders trimmed spending on construction projects in August for a second straight month with housing, non-residential and government activity all seeing declines. Construction spend...
Oct 03, 2016
Supreme Court rejects Whitey Bulger appeal
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has turned away James “Whitey” Bulger’s appeal of his racketeering convictions and life sentence. The justices did not comment Monday in leaving in pla...
Oct 03, 2016

Lindsay Lohan says she lost part of finger in boat accident
Lindsay Lohan says she had surgery to reattach part of her finger following a boating accident. The actress posted a video of her hand with a bandaged ring finger Sunday on Snapchat. She says on the v...
Oct 03, 2016
"I had to:" Inside the mind of an 'honour' killer in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan - For two months, over the thunder of machines at the steel mill, the men taunted Mubeen Rajhu about his sister. Even now, they laugh at how easy it was to make him lose his temper. S...
Oct 03, 2016
Police: Baby shot, killed by 3-year-old brother or himself
MCDONOUGH, Ga. - Police are investigating the death of a Georgia toddler who they say was shot at his home in suburban Atlanta by his 3-year-old brother or himself. Henry County police Lt. Mike Irelan...
Oct 03, 2016
How the Trump and Clinton tax plans would affect Americans
WASHINGTON - For America’s wealthiest families, the presidential campaign presents a stark choice: A big tax increase if Hillary Clinton wins the election - or a big tax cut if Donald Trump wins...
Oct 03, 2016

Much unknown about Trump's taxes and finances
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump reported losses of more than $900 million on his 1995 income tax returns filed in three states, as revealed in documents obtained by The New York Times, that experts say coul...
Oct 03, 2016

System disparity evident in Trump tax return
DENVER - The leak of some of Donald Trump’s tax returns highlights enormous disparities in the tax code between high-income businesses and individuals and everyone else that may have allowed the...
Oct 03, 2016
North Carolina could provide Clinton knockout over Trump
RALEIGH, N.C. - Republican Donald Trump can do little to stop Democrat Hillary Clinton from winning the presidency if she carries North Carolina, where their close race reflects the national liabiliti...
Oct 03, 2016