Category Archives: World News
Ghost Ship Warehouse Never Inspected by Oakland Fire Dept.
The investigation into the Ghost Ship warehouse fire that killed 36 people in Oakland has come up with one disturbing revelation: The city’s fire chief says the rickety fire trap was never inspe...
Dec 14, 2016
Arctic heating up at twice as fast as rest of globe
By Mayra Cuevas and Max Blau CNN The Arctic is heating up twice as fast as the rest of the world — triggering a “massive decline in sea ice and snow,” according to a new federal repo...
Dec 14, 2016
US says 75% of ISIS fighters killed
By Kevin LiptakCNN White House ProducerAt least 75% of ISIS fighters have been killed during the campaign of US-led airstrikes, according to US officials.The US anti-ISIS envoy said the campaign has w...
Dec 14, 2016
Bob Corker plans to launch new Russia hacking inquiry
By Manu Raju Senior Political Reporter The influential chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans to launch a new investigation about Russia’s hacking of the elections, the latest ...
Dec 13, 2016
The global oil surplus will disappear in 2017
By Ivana Kottasova The huge surplus of oil that’s been sloshing through global markets is set to evaporate. The International Energy Agency said Tuesday that it expects the global crude oil glut...
Dec 13, 2016
Teen drug use down?
Teen drug use is down, survey saysBy Susan ScuttiCNNToday’s teens are less likely to be taking drugs than their predecessors, a survey says.The 2016 Monitoring the Future survey showed a continu...
Dec 12, 2016
Trump’s picking a fight with China he cannot afford to lose
By Mark LeonardEditor’s note: Mark Leonard is the director of the European Council on Foreign Relations and author of the book “What Does China Think?” The opinions here belong to th...
Dec 12, 2016
First preserved dinosaur tail found
[van id=”world/2016/12/09/dinosaur-tail-found-in-amber-orig-vstop.cnn”] First preserved dinosaur tail found A Chinese paleontologist made a “once in a lifetime” discovery of a ...
Dec 10, 2016
Endangered penguin chicks released to the wild
[van id=”us/2016/12/09/endangered-penguin-chicks-released-into-wild-jpm-orig.cnn”] The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds is working to rescue and rehabilita...
Dec 10, 2016
LAUSD is hoping to reassure students afraid of the Donald Trump presidency
The LA Unified School District is hoping to reassure students afraid of the Donald Trump presidency with a new way to look for help. https://www.kabc.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/320/2016/12/LAUSD-Stu...
Dec 09, 2016