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Iran shoots down US surveillance drone, heightening tensions
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. surveillance drone Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first time the Islamic Republic directly attacked the American military amid...
Jun 22, 2019
Animated videos: Boy Scouts' new tactic to fight sex abuse
NEW YORK - Under financial pressure from sex-abuse litigation, the Boy Scouts of America are seeking to bolster their abuse-prevention efforts with a new awareness program featuring cartoon-style vide...
Jun 22, 2019
Five Things to know after PM meets Trump, congressional leaders in Washington
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent Thursday in Washington, meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House and getting face time with the top Democrat on Capitol Hi...
Jun 22, 2019
In the news today, June 20
Five stories in the news for Thursday, June 20 --- TRUDEAU AND TRUMP TO MEET TODAY IN WASHINGTON Justin Trudeau is headed back to the White House today in what could prove to be a pivotal visit t...
Jun 22, 2019
Fiery plane crash claims 9 people on Oahu's North Shore
HONOLULU - Nine people died in a fiery crash of a small airplane used in a sky dive operation, officials in Hawaii said. There were no survivors after the twin engine King Air plane crashed Friday nig...
Jun 22, 2019
Trump offers help with Canadian detainees in China in upbeat visit with Trudeau
WASHINGTON - It was third-time lucky for Justin Trudeau in Washington on Thursday as President Donald Trump welcomed his "friend" the hard-working Canadian prime minister and offered to help him out o...
Jun 22, 2019
Trump offers help with Canadian detainees in China in upbeat visit with Trudeau
WASHINGTON - It was third-time lucky for Justin Trudeau in Washington on Thursday as President Donald Trump welcomed his "friend" the hard-working Canadian prime minister and offered to help him out o...
Jun 22, 2019
China says Interpol ex-president confesses to bribe taking
BEIJING - Former Interpol President Meng Hongwei confessed to accepting more than $2 million in bribes and expressed regret for his crime, a Chinese court said Thursday. The No. 1 Intermediate Court i...
Jun 22, 2019
Guardado scores 2 as Mexico beats Canada 3-1
DENVER - Andres Guardado had two goals in the second half, Roberto Alvarado also scored and Mexico beat Canada 3-1 in the group stage of the Gold Cup on Wednesday night. Mexico has won its first two m...
Jun 21, 2019
3 workers dead, 18 injured in Cambodia building collapse
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A seven-story building under construction collapsed in Cambodia's coastal city of Sihanoukville on Saturday, killing three workers and injuring 18, authorities said. The city po...
Jun 21, 2019