Category Archives: World
Clowns back out of parade amid rash of creepy clown reports
OAKLAND, Md. - A group of clowns in Maryland has decided not to take part in a parade amid a recent rash of creepy clown sightings across several states. Tom Holland, a member of the Ali Ghan Shrine C...
Sep 28, 2016
Tie-up of world's biggest beer makers clears final hurdle
LONDON - A deal worth over $100 billion to combine the world’s two biggest beer companies cleared its last major hurdle Wednesday when the shareholders of SABMiller approved the takeover by Budw...
Sep 28, 2016
Minister: 32,000 people arrested since failed coup in Turkey
ISTANBUL - The Turkish justice minister says 32,000 people have been arrested since the country’s failed coup, and more may follow. In a live interview with private broadcaster NTV on Wednesday,...
Sep 28, 2016
Some evacuation orders lifted in California wildfire areas
MORGAN HILL, Calif. - Some evacuations were lifted Wednesday as cooler weather gave firefighters a boost in their fight against a wildfire that is burning through bone-dry brush and threatening hundre...
Sep 28, 2016
California officer guns down man in 'shooting stance'
EL CAJON, Calif. - The fatal police shooting of a black man who drew something from his pocket and extended his hands in a “shooting stance” happened about a minute after officers in a San...
Sep 28, 2016
32 people missing in China landslides following typhoon
BEIJING - At least 32 people were reported missing Thursday after rain-saturated hillsides collapsed onto villages in southeastern China following a typhoon. A rescue operation was underway in Sucun v...
Sep 28, 2016
Police shoot, kill man in San Diego area; protesters gather
EL CAJON, Calif. - A black man reportedly acting erratically at a strip mall in suburban San Diego was shot and killed by police after pulling an object from his pocket, pointing it at officers and as...
Sep 28, 2016
Friend: 'No hate' in Charlotte officer who shot black man
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Before he became known as the police officer who fatally shot a black man, sparking days of protests in North Carolina’s largest city, friends knew Brent Vinson as someone who ...
Sep 28, 2016
In Trump's debate remarks, women hear sexism and bullying
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - When Donald Trump challenged Hillary Clinton’s stamina on the debate stage, Pennsylvania voter Patricia Bennett said she heard a “dog whistle” that smacked of ...
Sep 28, 2016
Striking a chord! Bostonians embrace pop-up painted pianos
Bostonians are embracing the painted pianos that have popped up across the city and neighbouring Cambridge in recent days. Celebrity Series of Boston placed 60 upright pianos decorated by local artist...
Sep 28, 2016