Category Archives: World
Gunman kills 3 on Dutch tram; mayor fears terrorism
UTRECHT, Netherlands - A gunman killed three people and wounded five during a mid-morning tram ride Monday in the Dutch city of Utrecht, raising the spectre of another extremist attack only days after...
Mar 18, 2019
Tyson will return to TV after sex misconduct probe
LOS ANGELES - Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will return to the air on two TV shows that had been put on hold for a sexual misconduct investigation. The National Geographic Channel said in a state...
Mar 17, 2019
2019 Ebertfest to open with Aretha Franklin concert film
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The Aretha Franklin concert film “Amazing Grace” will open this year’s Roger Ebert film festival in Champaign-Urbana. The University of Illinois says the 1972 film ...
Mar 17, 2019
'Captain Marvel' soars even higher with stellar 2nd weekend
LOS ANGELES - “Captain Marvel” has continued to dominate the global box office in its second weekend in theatres, leaving newcomers in the dust. Walt Disney Studios estimated Sunday that t...
Mar 17, 2019
Pirro's show not on Fox lineup, week after Omar comments
NEW YORK - Fox News weekend host Jeanine Pirro’s show didn’t air a week after her comments questioning U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar over her wearing a Muslim head covering. No explanation was give...
Mar 17, 2019
Where eagles flirt: A DC tale of love, loss and raccoons
WASHINGTON - It’s a tale of star-crossed lovers, pregnancy and loss, and a hungry raccoon. Washingtonians, along with a global community of eagle-watchers, have been transfixed this winter by th...
Mar 17, 2019
Germany's Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank to hold talks on merger
BERLIN - Germany’s biggest bank, Deutsche Bank, and domestic rival Commerzbank have decided to open talks on a possible merger. Sunday’s announcement followed months of speculation about a...
Mar 17, 2019
Flash floods, slides in eastern Indonesia kill at least 58
JAYAPURA, Indonesia - Flash floods and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia’s easternmost province, killing at least 58 people and ...
Mar 17, 2019
Biden's verbal slip about campaign draws Democrats' cheers
DOVER, Del. - Did Joe Biden accidentally reveal his plans to run for the White House? Or was it just another slip of the tongue by the former vice-president with a reputation for veering off script? I...
Mar 17, 2019
Taliban kill 22 Afghan forces in attack on checkpoints
KABUL - An overnight Taliban assault on checkpoints in northern Afghanistan killed 22 troops, after some 100 Afghan forces fled heavy fighting in the country’s west last week and tried to cross ...
Mar 17, 2019