Category Archives: World
Republican hold on Mormon voters slips with Trump as nominee
SALT LAKE CITY - Mormons Manuel and Claire Saldana say they normally identify with Republican values and principles, but the Virginia couple is struggling to stay on board with the GOP after Donald Tr...
Sep 14, 2016

In leaked emails, Powell calls Trump a 'national disgrace'
WASHINGTON - In a trove of newly leaked emails, former Secretary of State Colin Powell calls Donald Trump “a national disgrace” and suggests his own Republican Party is “crashing and...
Sep 14, 2016
The Latest: Trump 'didn't like' lack of diversity at RNC
WASHINGTON - The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): 10:35 p.m. Donald Trump says he was bothered by the lack of racial diversity at the Republican National Convention - and again pu...
Sep 14, 2016

Melania Trump releases more immigration details, no records
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump released a letter Wednesday from an immigration attorney that provided more detail on what she said was her legal pathway to U.S. citizenship. But the Slovenian-born wife of...
Sep 14, 2016

US, Israel sign massive military aid deal; $38B, 10 years
WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday signed an unprecedented new security agreement with Israel that will give the Israeli military $38 billion over 10 years. The deal, the largest such agreeme...
Sep 14, 2016
Missouri lawmaker sits for Pledge, cites Kaepernick protest
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Missouri state senator has refused to stand while her colleagues recited the Pledge of Allegiance in the state capitol. Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, a St. Louis Democrat, says her sil...
Sep 14, 2016

ACC to relocate athletic championships from North Carolina
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Atlantic Coast Conference has followed the NCAA’s lead and is removing all its athletic championships from North Carolina over a state law limiting protections for LGBT peopl...
Sep 14, 2016
Pope honouring French priest: Killing in God's name 'satanic'
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis honoured the French priest who was killed by Islamic extremists while celebrating Mass, calling him a martyr on Wednesday and urging all people of faith to have the courage...
Sep 14, 2016
Facebook chooses New Mexico for new data centre over Utah
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Facebook has chosen a village on the edge of New Mexico’s largest metropolitan area as the location for its new data centre, an announcement that spread quickly Wednesday as ...
Sep 14, 2016

UK parl't committee slams former PM Cameron's Libya policy
LONDON - Former Prime Minister David Cameron’s 2011 decision to intervene militarily in Libya was misguided and helped give rise to Islamic extremism in North Africa, a key British parliamentary...
Sep 14, 2016