Category Archives: World

After lengthy stand-off with police, Chris Brown arrested
LOS ANGELES — Chris Brown can’t avoid trouble. Following a bizarre, hours-long stand-off with police, the “No Air” and “Kiss Kiss” singer was arrested Tuesday after...
Aug 31, 2016
Japanese Defence Ministry seeks record $51 billion budget
TOKYO — Japan’s Defence Ministry is seeking a record-high 5.17 trillion yen ($51 billion) budget for the 2017 fiscal year to bolster missile defence capability amid an escalating North Kor...
Aug 31, 2016
Questions Trump may tackle in anticipated immigration speech
SEATTLE — After an unexpected visit to Mexico on Wednesday, Donald Trump is set to deliver a much-anticipated speech on immigration in Arizona. He’ll do so under pressure to clarify where ...
Aug 31, 2016
Police: Boy, 13, charged in shooting that hurt him, girl
PHILADELPHIA — A 13-year-old boy who police say accidentally shot himself and a 12-year-old girl inside a Philadelphia home is facing charges. Police say the teen was charged Tuesday with aggrav...
Aug 31, 2016
Arrests made near scene of Milwaukee police shooting
MILWAUKEE — About 10 people have been arrested in Milwaukee after dozens gathered near where a black man was fatally shot by police earlier this month. Sgt. Timothy Gauerke said in a statement T...
Aug 31, 2016
Corrections officer charged in death of K-9 left in hot car
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania corrections officer has been charged after a drug-detecting police dog in his care died last month after it was left in a hot vehicle for 2 1/2 hours during a tr...
Aug 31, 2016
Wildfire prompts evacuations of 200 homes in California
BANNING, Calif. — A wildfire that tore through brush east of Los Angeles forced 700 people from their homes for several hours Tuesday and destroyed a small building, officials said. The fast-mov...
Aug 30, 2016

North Carolina beaches thin out ahead of tropical weather
RODANTHE, N.C. — Crowds thinned Tuesday on the beaches of North Carolina’s Outer Banks ahead of a tropical weather system that threatened to bring strong winds and heavy rains that could f...
Aug 30, 2016
Prankster who tossed crickets on subway train arrested
NEW YORK — A Brooklyn woman who tossed hundreds of live crickets and worms on a crowded subway train last week as part of a video prank was arrested Tuesday. Zaida Pugh, 21, of Brooklyn, was arr...
Aug 30, 2016
Gladys Knight sues to remove her name from son's restaurants
ATLANTA — Singer Gladys Knight is suing to remove her name from the Atlanta restaurants owned by her son, who is charged with stealing $650,000 in taxes owed to the state of Georgia. The federal...
Aug 30, 2016