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Halloween terror: 4 killed at Northern California party

Saturday, 2 November 2019, 07:34 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Four people were killed and at least four injured at a Halloween party shooting at a Northern California home rented by a woman who falsely claimed she wanted the Airbnb so her asthmatic family...

Teenager charged with shooting Chicago 7-year-old trick-or-treater

Saturday, 2 November 2019, 07:32 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A 15-year-old boy was charged Friday night with attempted murder in the suspected gang-related shooting of two people on Chicago's West Side, including a 7-year-old girl out trick-or-treating in a...

Trump impeachment probe: Sharply divided House approves rules

Friday, 1 November 2019, 07:58 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Democrats swept a rules package for their impeachment probe of President Donald Trump through a divided House Thursday, as the chamber's first vote on the investigation highlighted the...

Final 'Or-derrrs': UK Commons speaker John Bercow bows out

Thursday, 31 October 2019, 12:25 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

It's last or-derrrs for John Bercow. The speaker of Britain's House of Commons, who has become a global celebrity and online meme-magnet for his loud ties, even louder voice and star turn at the...

Updated: Fiat Chrysler, PSA Peugeot boards approve merger

Thursday, 31 October 2019, 08:53 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The boards of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot have approved merging the two companies in a move that would create the world's fourth-largest automaker with combined revenues of 170 billion euros ($188.8...

Hundreds of migrants in Libya flee detention, cite hunger

Thursday, 31 October 2019, 08:01 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Hundreds of migrants have fled a detention center in coastal Libya and crowded overnight around a U.N. facility, saying they were denied food for weeks. Around 450 people left Abu Salim detention...

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