Category Archives: World
Meghan McCain fires back at Trump tweets against her father
LOS ANGELES - Meghan McCain says President Donald Trump’s life is “pathetic” after his weekend Twitter attack against her father, the late Sen. John McCain. She fired back at Trump o...
Mar 19, 2019
Heat records falling twice as often as cold ones, AP finds
Over the past 20 years, Americans have been twice as likely to sweat through record-breaking heat rather than shiver through record-setting cold, a new Associated Press data analysis shows. The AP loo...
Mar 19, 2019
Father and son who fled Syria are buried in New Zealand
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - A father and son who fled the civil war in Syria for “the safest country in the world” were buried before hundreds of mourners Wednesday, the first two funerals...
Mar 19, 2019
Records show special counsel zeroed in on Cohen early on
NEW YORK - Hundreds of pages of court records made public Tuesday revealed that special counsel Robert Mueller quickly zeroed in on Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorn...
Mar 19, 2019
Filmmaker David Lynch teaching a class on creativity
LOS ANGELES - According to filmmaker David Lynch, all it takes are 70 ideas to make a feature film. The visionary mind behind “Blue Velvet,” ”Mulholland Drive” and “Twin ...
Mar 19, 2019
Reality TV star 'Mama June' arrested in Alabama
TUSKEGEE, Ala. - Reality television star June “Mama June” Shannon has been arrested on drug charges in Alabama. News outlets report that Shannon and a friend, Eugene Doak, were arrested Ma...
Mar 19, 2019
Judges grill lawyers in suit over Trump's Washington hotel
RICHMOND, Va. - A federal appeals court on Tuesday grilled lawyers for the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia about their claims that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution b...
Mar 19, 2019
Dartmouth professor wins top religion prize
HANOVER, N.H. - A Dartmouth College professor of physics and astronomy was awarded one of the world’s leading religion prizes for blending hard science and deep spirituality in his work, a found...
Mar 19, 2019
New NFL rules likely coming, but not replay for penalties
DENVER - In no sport but the NFL do players, fans, coaches and general managers annually debate the rules of the game, advocating ways to make pro football better, safer, fairer. Officiating is especi...
Mar 19, 2019
Country star Kane Brown countersues producer over contract
NASHVILLE - Country star Kane Brown and Atlanta-based producer Polow Da Don are embroiled in a contract dispute that has both sides claiming they are owed money. The Grammy-nominated producer, whose r...
Mar 18, 2019