Category Archives: World

Israelis vote in repeat election centred on PM Netanyahu
JERUSALEM - Israelis have begun voting in an unprecedented repeat election that will decide whether longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stays in power. Against the prospect of a likely indictme...
Sep 16, 2019

Despite panic, no evidence of shooting at movie theatre
ARLINGTON, Va. - Authorities in northern Virginia say they have found no evidence that a shooting occurred at a movie theatre that's part of a popular mall. Reports of a shooting had prompted panic an...
Sep 16, 2019

Decks collapse during firefighter event; at least 22 injured
WILDWOOD, N.J. - A home's multilevel deck collapsed Saturday evening at the Jersey Shore during an event weekend, trapping people and injuring at least 22, including some children, officials said. No ...
Sep 16, 2019

Taiwan says Solomon Islands switches recognition to China
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Solomon Islands switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China on Monday, becoming the latest country to leave the dwindling Taiwanese camp. Taiwan's Foreign Ministry confir...
Sep 16, 2019

Union votes to strike at General Motors' US plants
DETROIT - The United Auto Workers union announced Sunday that its roughly 49,000 workers at General Motors plants in the U.S. would go on strike just before midnight because contentious talks on a new...
Sep 16, 2019

'SNL' rescinds cast invitation to Gillis over YouTube video
NEW YORK - "Saturday Night Live" has rescinded its invitation to a cast member who posted a video last year in which he used a racial slur for Chinese people and derided Asians trying to learn English...
Sep 16, 2019

AP source: New York prosecutors subpoena Trump's tax returns
New York City prosecutors have subpoenaed President Donald Trump's tax returns. A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday that the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyr...
Sep 16, 2019

Brad Pitt asks astronaut: Who was better? Clooney or me?
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Brad Pitt, star of the new space movie "Ad Astra," had a burning question for a real-life astronaut. "Who was more believable? Clooney or Pitt?" In a televised call Monday, NASA...
Sep 16, 2019

Video deleted from Minnesota first lady's tense policy forum
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A deleted video from a forum that turned tense over racial issues demonstrates some of the political risks in Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz's push for criminal justice reform. Walz ...
Sep 16, 2019

UAW official: GM's offer came too late to avoid strike
DETROIT - A strike by over 49,000 United Auto workers against General Motors could have been averted had the company made its latest offer sooner, the union's top negotiator said in a letter to the co...
Sep 16, 2019