Author Archives:
Warren blasts billionaires as Democrats end year campaigning
BOSTON - Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren marked one year of running for president on Tuesday by slamming billionaires from both parties who she says put corporate interests above the needs of the ...
Jan 02, 2020
Brazil's Bolsonaro keeps to far right, faces tough 2nd year
SAO PAULO - Heading into his second year as Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro has held firm to his combative culture-warrior policies while feuding with critics at home and abroad - an approach that ...
Jan 02, 2020
Trump signs law to reduce robocalls, though they won't end
NEW YORK - An anti-robocalls measure signed into law Monday by President Donald Trump should help reduce the torrent of unwanted calls promising lower interest rates or pretending to be the IRS, thoug...
Jan 02, 2020
Making misery pay: Libya militias take EU funds for migrants
TRIPOLI, Libya - When the European Union started funneling millions of euros into Libya to slow the tide of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, the money came with EU promises to improve detention ce...
Jan 02, 2020
Larsen, who threw only perfect World Series game, dies at 90
NEW YORK - Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory when he threw a perfect game in 1956 with the New York Yankees for the only no-hitter in World Series history, d...
Jan 01, 2020
Larsen, who threw only perfect World Series game, dies at 90
NEW YORK - Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory when he threw a perfect game in 1956 with the New York Yankees for the only no-hitter in World Series history, d...
Jan 01, 2020
Japan's emperor waves to crowds in 1st New Year's greeting
TOKYO - Japan's Emperor Naruhito waved to cheering, flag-waving crowds from a palace balcony Thursday in his first New Year's greeting since ascending to the throne. Naruhito and his wife Masako were ...
Jan 01, 2020
Pete Buttigieg raises $24.7 million during 4th quarter
DES MOINES, Iowa - Pete Buttigieg's campaign says he raised more than $24.7 million in the last three months and now has a campaign staff of 500 people nationwide, a show of financial and organization...
Jan 01, 2020
Some flee, others restock before Australia's wildfires grow
PERTH, Australia - Thousands of tourists fled Australia's wildfire-ravaged eastern coast Thursday ahead of worsening conditions as the military started to evacuate people trapped on the shore further ...
Jan 01, 2020
A daring escape: Ex-Nissan chief flees Japan ahead of trial
TOKYO - In a daring escape that confounded authorities, Nissan's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn skipped bail while awaiting trial in Japan on allegations of financial misconduct and reappeared in Lebano...
Jan 01, 2020