World News
Month: October 2018
National News
Man visiting California zoo caught on video scaling barrier near tiger habitat
A man in California reportedly climbed over one of the barriers at the Oakland Zoo that separate visitors from the tiger habitat – while the animal was inside. Patty Fayad was with her family on Sunday when […]
National News
Honduran ex-lawmaker who helped arrange massive migrant caravan to US is detained
In this photo of April 14 Bartolo Fuentes take a rest in Tultiplan, Mexico. Fuentes accompanied Honduras migrants in the last Migrants Caravan. (Facebook) A former Honduran lawmaker traveling with a caravan of migrants heading […]
National News
North Carolina man blows arm off with booby-trapped shotgun, 911 call reveals
A man was shot Monday when one of his own booby traps went off while he was trying to feed squirrels at his North Carolina home in the 100 block of Blevins Drive, according to […]
Politics
O'Rourke uses Trump-like insults in final debate, calls Cruz 'Lyin' Ted' as polls show Cruz pulling ahead
Texas Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke emulated President Trump’s attacks in his final, fiery debate with incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday night, openly calling Cruz “Lyin’ Ted” and charging that he was “all talk and no action” in […]
Politics
Trump: If GOP loses House, don’t blame me
President Trump on Tuesday dismissed concerns that Republicans could lose the House in the midterm elections, saying he wouldn’t accept blame for the potential defeat. Speaking to The Associated Press, the president argued that he […]
Politics
Trump, on Khashoggi case, decries 'guilty until proven innocent' claims
President Trump on Tuesday cautioned against blaming Saudi Arabia for the disappearance of activist Jamal Khashoggi before an investigation was completed. “I think we have to find out what happened first,” Trump said in an […]
World News
Morocco train derailment kills 7, injures nearly 80
A police officer and train workers standing by a derailed train Tuesday near Sidi Bouknadel, Morocco. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar) At least seven people died and nearly 80 were injured after a shuttle train linking the […]
Politics
Alaska lieutenant governor steps down over 'inappropriate comments'
FILE – In this Sept. 21, 2015 file photo, Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott addresses a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska. The governor of Alaska says Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott has resigned over unspecified “inappropriate […]
National News
DC archdiocese releases list of 31 ‘abusive’ priests
It’s yet another aftershock in the ongoing sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. In what appears to be a show of good faith, the Washington, D.C. archdiocese released the names of 31 priests who’ve […]