Category Archives: World

New York Philharmonic launches on-demand streaming service
NEW YORK - The New York Philharmonic launched an on-demand video and audio streaming service Monday called NYPhil+ that is available for $50 annually or $4.99 monthly. Initial selections include David...
Feb 8, 2021

Alabama US Sen. Shelby announces he won't seek a 7th term
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - U.S. Sen. Richard C. Shelby of Alabama, the Senate's fourth most senior member and who chaired four major committees, announced Monday that he will not seek a seventh term in office...
Feb 8, 2021

Texas GOP Rep. Wright, who battled health issues, dies at 67
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Republican U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, who had battled health challenges over the past year including lung cancer treatment, has died more than two weeks after contracting COVID-19, hi...
Feb 8, 2021

Jailed rapper Casanova disciplined for video dance challenge
VALHALLA, N.Y. - Rapper Casanova, who is jailed in New York in a gang-related federal racketeering case, is facing disciplinary charges over a dance challenge video posted on social media. The 34-year...
Feb 8, 2021

Amanda Gorman, in a first, brings poetry to Super Bowl
NEW YORK - Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old poet who stirred America at the inauguration of President Joe Biden last month, again commanded the spotlight on one of the country's biggest stages, the Supe...
Feb 8, 2021

Review: Yawn, is it Monday yet? The Weeknd bores at halftime
NEW YORK - His name is The Weeknd but his Super Bowl performance felt like a dreary Monday morning. The pop star headlined the Super Bowl halftime show, running through his many hits like an Olympic r...
Feb 8, 2021

Writer Mick Herron’s ‘Slow Horses’ are spies for our times
LONDON - Like a spy in the night, writer Mick Herron's success has been stealthy. It took a while for the world to catch up with him. A decade after he introduced a crew of flawed secret agents caught...
Feb 8, 2021

Bad weather halts Pakistani army search for missing climbers
ISLAMABAD - Bad weather on Monday forced Pakistani army helicopters to temporarily halt their search for three mountaineers who went missing while attempting to scale K2, the world's second-highest mo...
Feb 8, 2021

Mysterious monolith pops up near Turkish World Heritage site
ISTANBUL - Turkish authorities are investigating the appearance of a mysterious monolith in southeastern Turkey. The metal block was found by a farmer on Friday in Sanliurfa province with old Turkic s...
Feb 8, 2021

US plans to reengage with UN rights council, reversing Trump
WASHINGTON - The United States announced plans Monday to reengage with the much-maligned U.N. Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from almost three years ago, as the Biden...
Feb 8, 2021