Tag: World news
Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, dies in crash in Italy
MILAN – Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound during a 24-mile leap through the stratosphere...
Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients’ personal data, including addresses, to ICE
WASHINGTON – Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home...
Why the US might finally start calling soccer ‘football’
It is the world's most popular sport and yet there is still debate over what it should actually be called.Is it football or soccer?U.S....
Teacher stabbed at Dutch elementary school music show; 3 suspects arrested
A teacher was stabbed during a school musical performance in Alblasserdam, Netherlands, on Wednesday nightTHE HAGUE, Netherlands -- A teacher was stabbed and seriously...
Disney sues Hong Kong company it says is selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry
LOS ANGELES – The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday sued a Hong Kong jewelry company it accuses of selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry. The...
Trump’s Turnberry faces logistical hurdles for British Open return
PORTRUSH – President Donald Trump is not getting a British Open to the Turnberry course he owns in the near future, an issue the...
USA Bobsled and Skeleton signs endorsement deal with Honda through 2030 Olympics
USA Bobsled and Skeleton has entered into a multi-year endorsement deal with American Honda, one that will give the sliding sports federation financial and...
Immigration agency flexes authority to sharply expand detention without bond hearing
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has moved to detain far more people than before by tapping a legal authority to jail...
Judge says Trump administration can’t use travel ban to keep 80 refugees out of the US
A federal judge barred the Trump administration from using its ban on travelers from some countries to keep 80 already-vetted refugees from entering the...
World’s oldest marathon runner, Fauja Singh, dies at 114 after being hit by a car
LONDON – Fauja Singh, an Indian-born runner nicknamed the Turbaned Torpedo who was believed to be the world’s oldest marathon runner, has died after...