Category Archives: World
Eastern gorilla gets added to critically endangered list
HONOLULU - The world’s largest living primate has been listed as critically endangered, making four of the six great ape species only one step away from extinction, according to a report release...
Sep 06, 2016
Duterte tells Obama not to question him about killings
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned President Barack Obama on Monday not to question him about extrajudicial killings, or “son of a bitch I will swear at you”...
Sep 06, 2016

Family remembers boy killed by alligator at Disney World
OMAHA, Neb. - The parents of the toddler who was killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World in Florida say they will always remember their sweet little boy. Melissa and Matt Graves spoke to a group o...
Sep 06, 2016
Official: 36 dead in bus-tanker collision in Afghanistan
KABUL - An Afghan official says at least 36 passengers including women and children have been killed when their bus collided with a fuel tanker in southern Zabul province. Gul Islam Seyal, spokesman f...
Sep 06, 2016
Clinton blasts Russia, Trump softens immigration stance
CLEVELAND - Setting the stage on Labor Day for a critical month in their testy presidential campaign, Donald Trump softened his stance on immigration while Hillary Clinton blasted Russia for its suspe...
Sep 06, 2016

Officials: Remains of Minnesota boy missing since 1989 found
MINNEAPOLIS - The remains of Jacob Wetterling, an 11-year-old boy kidnapped from a rural Minnesota road nearly 27 years ago, were identified Saturday, authorities said, providing long-awaited answers ...
Sep 06, 2016
Hurricane Newton soaks Mexican coast, aims for Los Cabos
MEXICO CITY - Tropical Storm Newton strengthened into a hurricane Monday as it drenched parts of western Mexico, causing floods and landslides as it headed toward landfall near the Los Cabos resorts. ...
Sep 06, 2016
Record-tying Oklahoma earthquake felt as far away as Arizona
OKLAHOMA CITY - A record-tying earthquake in the edge of Oklahoma’s key energy-producing areas rattled the Midwest from Illinois to the southwest part of Texas on Saturday, bringing fresh attent...
Sep 06, 2016

Hong Kong election highlights rising anti-China mood
Hong Kongers headed to the polls Sunday for the specially administered Chinese city’s most crucial election since the handover from Britain in 1997. The vote for Legislative Council lawmakers is...
Sep 06, 2016

Nadal falters late, falls to Pouille in US Open fourth round
NEW YORK - Rafael Nadal kept making a stand, kept coming back, kept showing he would not depart quietly from this U.S. Open. Facing a much younger, much-less-accomplished opponent, Nadal twice erased ...
Sep 06, 2016