Category Archives: World News
Brazil’s perfect storm of crises ahead of Olympics
Brazil is wrestling with a wide range of problems ahead of the upcoming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, leaving many people to wonder if the 2016 games are cursed. CNN’s Ivan Watson reports.[van id=...
May 31, 2016
Pollster: Clinton a “Damaged Candidate”
The most recent polls in the presidential race should bring small-to-no comfort to Hillary Clinton, according to one pollster. Assuming she locks down the Democratic nomination, she is facing a battle...
May 30, 2016
Why Falluja matters
Falluja has a long history of bloody battles and is a hotbed of Sunni insurgent groups. [van id=”world/2016/05/23/falluja-iraq-explainer-nws-orig.cnn”]
May 30, 2016
Socialist Presidential Candidate: Bernie Sanders Is No Socialist!
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is often labeled “socialist” by his detractors on the Right, but the Socialist Party USA’s standard bearer says that’s a stretc...
May 27, 2016
How much do YOU love YOUR refrigerator?
23% of American homes have 2 (or more) fridgesBy Heather LongAmericans love refrigerators. They even give them a nickname: “fridge.”Almost 100% of homes have a refrigerator, according to g...
May 27, 2016
15-pound baby born in India
A young mother in India just gave birth to a 15-pound baby girl, who is thought by doctors to be the country’s heaviest newborn. [van id=”tv/2016/05/26/15-pound-baby-india-daily-hit-newday...
May 26, 2016
Pedestrians struggle to walk on melting road
Pedestrians in Valsad, India, had a tough time crossing the street as temperatures soared high enough to melt the road surface. [van id=”world/2016/05/25/india-heat-melted-street-orig-vstan.cnn&...
May 26, 2016
LA’s Religious and Political Leaders Denounce Racial Rhetoric from a City Hall Iconoclast.
Religious and political leaders from LA’s African American and Jewish communities gathered Monday and denounced racial rhetoric from a City Hall iconoclast. “He has completely overstepped ...
May 24, 2016
Submarine, acoustic detectors join EgyptAir 804 search
CNN’s Nic Robertson reports before new search equipment can be used to locate EgyptAir Flight 804, the crash site must be located. [van id=”world/2016/05/23/egyptair-804-plane-search-sub-r...
May 23, 2016
Dog tests positive for heroin
Dog tests positive for meth, heroinBy Andreas PreussCNNA dog picked up during an arrest in California has tested positive for methamphetamine and heroin, authorities said.Tustin Police Lt. Robert Wrig...
May 21, 2016