Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ex-officer involved in Rodney King beating sentenced for DUI
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - A former Los Angeles police sergeant who went to prison for beating black motorist Rodney King has been sentenced after pleading no contest to driving under the influence. City...
Oct 04, 2018
US Navy veteran arrested in Utah in suspicious mailings
SALT LAKE CITY - A U.S. Navy veteran in Utah was arrested Wednesday in connection with suspicious envelopes that were sent to President Donald Trump and top military chiefs. William Clyde Allen III, 3...
Oct 04, 2018
No porn charge for Kentucky man who ordered child sex dolls
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A Kentucky judge has dropped a child pornography charge against a man who ordered sex dolls resembling an infant and a 6- to 8-year-old girl. WCPO-TV reported Wednesday that Judge...
Oct 04, 2018
South Koreans visiting North Korea for summit anniversary
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A South Korean government delegation arrived in North Korea on Thursday for a joint celebration of the anniversary of a 2007 summit and to possibly hold further peace talks...
Oct 04, 2018
Merkel, Netanyahu play down differences during Israel visit
JERUSALEM - The leaders of Israel and Germany, countries that have built a strong alliance since the horrors of the Holocaust, put on a display of unity in Jerusalem on Thursday, even as the two state...
Oct 04, 2018
Malaysia ex-PM's wife pleads not guilty to money laundering
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najjib Razak pleaded not guilty Thursday to laundering illegal proceeds linked to the graft scandal at the 1MDB state investment fu...
Oct 04, 2018
Saudis insist missing Post contributor left Turkey consulate
ISTANBUL - Saudi Arabia’s Consulate in Istanbul insisted Thursday that a missing Saudi contributor to The Washington Post left its building before disappearing, directly contradicting Turkish of...
Oct 04, 2018
Financially hard-up women get help in pursuing MeToo cases
NEW YORK - A dollar store cashier from Brooklyn. Five fire department paramedics in Chicago. An aspiring singer shunned by Nashville’s country music establishment. Thanks to a $22 million legal ...
Oct 04, 2018
EgyptAir stands by purported interview with Drew Barrymore
CAIRO - EgyptAir is standing by a writer for its in-flight magazine who penned a bizarre article purportedly based on an interview with American actress Drew Barrymore. The article led with a descript...
Oct 04, 2018
Ronaldo left off Portugal squad for upcoming matches
LISBON, Portugal - Cristiano Ronaldo was left off Portugal’s national team squad for a pair of upcoming matches, the decision coming Thursday as the soccer great fights a rape allegation in the ...
Oct 04, 2018