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Teen driver livestreams part of sister's fatal crash

Published:Monday | July 24, 2017 | 12:00 AM

FRESNO, California (AP):A teenage driver lost control of her car while she was livestreaming on Instagram and recorded part of the crash that authorities said yesterday killed her younger sister in...

Five teens arrested for alleged gang rape at school

Published:Monday | July 24, 2017 | 12:00 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP):Brazilian police have arrested five teenagers on suspicion of gang-raping a 13-year-old girl on multiple occasions at a Rio de Janeiro public school.Police say the girl's...

Trump asserts all agree he has 'complete power' to pardon

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has "complete power" to issue pardons, an assertion that comes amid investigations into Russian interference in last year's presidential election. It was one of many topics that appeared...

Divided UK, inconclusive election could put brakes on Brexit

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP):Lucy Harris thinks Britain's decision to leave the European Union is a dream come true. Nick Hopkinson thinks it's a nightmare.The two Britons a 'leave' supporter and a '...

8 found dead in sweltering truck in immigrant smuggling case

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

SAN ANTONIO (AP):Authorities called to a Walmart parking lot found eight people dead and 20 others in dire condition in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer, victims of what police said...

Trinidad has highest per capita rate of ISIS recruitment in Western Hemisphere - US

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (CMC):While there were no known indigenous or foreign terrorist groups operating in Trinidad and Tobago, the United States says the twin-island republic had the highest per capita rate of ISIS recruitment in the Western Hemisphere in 2016...

Some urge sprinkler mandates across US after Honolulu fire

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

HONOLULU (AP):When Moon Yun Pellerin's parents bought a 27th-floor apartment in a high-rise overlooking Waikiki about 15 years ago, they didn't realise the wave-shaped building had no fire sprinklers."We didn't even consider it," Pellerin said.But a...

Russia sanctions bill that defies Trump is set for key vote

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):The White House indicated Sunday that President Donald Trump would sign a sweeping Russia sanctions measure, which the House could take up this week, that requires him to get...

Israel installs new security cameras at Jerusalem holy site

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel installed new security cameras Sunday at the entrance to a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, as officials began indicating it was considering "alternatives" to the metal detectors at the contested shrine that set off...

8 dead in truck, 20 dire in San Antonio immigrant smuggling case

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Authorities called to a Walmart parking lot in San Antonio overnight found eight people dead and 20 others in dire condition in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer, in what police are calling a horrific case of immigrant...

More clashes in West Bank

Published:Saturday | July 22, 2017 | 12:00 AM

ISRAELThe Israeli military last night reported that disturbances had erupted in the village of the Palestinian attacker who stabbed to death three members of an Israeli family.The military said about 50 people hurled rocks at Israeli troops in the...

Actor John Heard, of 'Home Alone' movies dead

Published:Saturday | July 22, 2017 | 12:00 AM

NEW YORK (AP):Actor John Heard, whose many roles included the father in the Home Alone series and a corrupt detective in The Sopranos, has died. He was 72.His death was confirmed yesterday by the Santa Clara Medical Examiner's office in California....

Trump’s son-in-law discloses additional US$10m in assets

Published:Saturday | July 22, 2017 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner "inadvertently omitted" more than 70 assets worth at least US$10.6 million from his personal financial disclosure reports, according to revised paperwork released...

Insurgents kidnap more than 60 in Kandahar bus raids

Published:Saturday | July 22, 2017 | 12:00 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP):A spokesman for the provincial governor says Taliban insurgents have kidnapped upward of 60 people in several attacks on buses in southern Kandahar that took place over the last four days.They killed seven of the passengers...

White House press secretary Spicer resigns

Published:Friday | July 21, 2017 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): White House press secretary Sean Spicer is resigning his position, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. One of those people said Spicer is quitting because of objections over the appointment of a new White House...

OJ Simpson granted parole after nearly 9 years in prison

Published:Thursday | July 20, 2017 | 12:00 AM

LOVELOCK, Nevada (AP):O.J. Simpson was granted parole yesterday after more than eight years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel heist, successfully making his case in a nationally televised hearing that reflected America's enduring fascination with the...

Frozen pork falls from the sky

Published:Thursday | July 20, 2017 | 12:00 AM

FORT LAUDERDALE (AP):Meat falling from the sky is weird, even by Florida standards.But that's what happened at 4 a.m. Saturday when a 15-pound (6.8-kilogram) bag of frozen pork landed on the Deerfield Beach home of...

Palestinians clash with Israel police at Jerusalem holy site

Published:Thursday | July 20, 2017 | 12:00 AM

JERUSALEM (AP):Palestinians clashed with Israeli security forces near a contested Jerusalem shrine after Muslim worshippers massed outside for evening prayers yesterday as tensions over the holy...

Judge seizes $2.8 million in Silva's pension fund

Published:Thursday | July 20, 2017 | 12:00 AM

SAO PAULO (AP):A judge has ordered the seizure of US$2.8 million in pension funds from former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in connection with his corruption conviction.The office of federal...

OJ Simpson granted parole in Nevada robbery

Published:Thursday | July 20, 2017 | 12:00 AM

O.J. Simpson will be paroled after serving nine years in prison for a botched bid to retrieve sports memorabilia in Las Vegas. A Nevada parole board decided Thursday that the 70-year-old former football, TV and movie star will be released in...

Illinois sheriff IDs another victim of John Wayne Gacy

Published:Wednesday | July 19, 2017 | 12:00 AM

CHICAGO (AP):An Illinois sheriff's office said yesterday that it has identified a Minnesota runaway as one of the victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said in a...

OJ Simpson to face Nevada parole board with freedom in sight

Published:Wednesday | July 19, 2017 | 1:39 PM

LOVELOCK, Nevada (AP):O.J. Simpson once thrilled crowds as he ran for touchdowns and hurdled airport seats in carrental ads to achieve Hollywood celebrity before he was acquitted of murder in the 1995 'trial of the century' in Los Angeles.Now, an...

World's plastic waste could bury Manhattan 2 miles deep

Published:Wednesday | July 19, 2017 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):Industry has made more than 9.1 billion tons of plastic since 1950 and there's enough left over to bury Manhattan under more than two miles of trash, according to a new cradle-to...

Saudi woman in miniskirt video arrested after public outcry

Published:Tuesday | July 18, 2017 | 12:00 AM

DUBAI (AP):A Saudi woman has been arrested for defying the kingdom's strict dress code by walking around in a miniskirt and crop top in a video that sparked public outrage.The woman, whose...

Military preparing for operation near Syria border

Published:Tuesday | July 18, 2017 | 12:00 AM

 BEIRUT (AP) Lebanon is preparing a military operation to secure a lawless section of the border with Syria, Prime Minister Saad Hariri told parliament yesterday.The leader of Lebanon's...

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