PHNOM PENH (AP) ” A New York state assemblyman and a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations are among four people facing fraud charges in Cambodia.Republican Assemblyman William Nojay, former ambassador Sichan Siv and two…
Caribbean community to discuss US banks at Guyana meeting
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) ” The Caribbean Community says regional heads of government gathering for a three-day meeting will study moves by U.S. banks to sever or reduce ties to Caribbean banks.The community known as CARICOM said…
California governor signs stringent gun bills, vetoes others
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ” Gov. Jerry Brown signed six stringent gun-control measures Friday that will require people to turn in high-capacity magazines and mandate background checks for ammunition sales, as California Democrats seek…
Officials: Man held in Oregon farm shooting deported 6 times
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ” A Mexican national charged with aggravated murder in the shooting deaths of three people at a rural Oregon blueberry farm had been deported six times, most recently in 2013, according to U.S. Immigration and…
Top selling cars and trucks in the US in June
Automakers released June U.S. sales of new cars and trucks on Friday. Here are the top selling vehicles, the number sold and the percent sales rose or fell from last June.Source: Autodata Corp.
US rig count up 10 this week to 431
HOUSTON (AP) ” The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 10 this week to 431.A year ago, 862 rigs were active. Depressed energy prices have sharply curtailed oil and gas exploration.Houston…
Tesla driver killed in crash while using car's 'Autopilot'
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The first person to die in a U.S. crash involving a car in self-driving mode was the tech-savvy 40-year-old owner of a Tesla Model S who nicknamed his car “Tessy” and praised its sophisticated “Autopilot” system.Joshua…
Brothel injunction denied for a second time
A landlord whose tenants include a posh Auckland restaurant has lost its second attempt to stop an alleged brothel being run from their building.Sale 33 owns a building on the central Auckland street of the same name, which houses…
Wet weather causing internet, phone outages
Wet weather has caused faults in the Chorus copper network, leaving Spark customers without broadband and phone connections in some areas.Spark said it had experienced over 6000 fault related calls per day this week, an increase…
IRD: Telephone scam still generating 200 complaints daily
The Inland Revenue Department says the latest telephone phishing scam is unusual because it’s still generating about 200 complaints a day despite media publicity that typically causes these types of scams to disappear.Over the past…