Category Archives: World
Conductor Muti joins striking Chicago Symphony musicians
CHICAGO - Renowned Italian conductor Riccardo Muti (MOO-tee) has joined striking members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, saying: “I am here with my musicians.” Muti is the symphony̵...
Mar 12, 2019
Drummer Hal Blaine, played on hits of Sinatra, Elvis, dies
LOS ANGELES - Hal Blaine, the Hall of Fame session drummer and virtual one-man soundtrack of the 1960s and ’70s who played on the songs of Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and the Beach Boys and lai...
Mar 12, 2019
Autopsy: George Foreman's daughter died by suicide in Texas
HUMBLE, Texas - A Texas medical examiner confirms that Freeda George Foreman, the daughter of former heavyweight champion George Foreman, died by suicide. Emergency crews found the 42-year-old woman w...
Mar 12, 2019
Germany closing airspace to Boeing 737 Max 8 planes
BERLIN - Germany’s transport ministry says the country is closing its airspace to Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, following a similar decision by Britain. The ministry confirmed to news agency dpa on...
Mar 12, 2019
'Mockingbird' author compared hometown to Elvis' Graceland
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee railed against her Alabama hometown for trying to exploit her success in a letter that helps explain later legal battles involv...
Mar 12, 2019
TV stars and coaches charged in college bribery scheme
BOSTON - Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were charged along with nearly 50 other people Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents bribed college coaches and other insiders to get...
Mar 12, 2019
Smollett team: Court cameras would show state's flimsy case
CHICAGO - A lawyer for Jussie Smollett said Tuesday that she would welcome cameras in the courtroom during the “Empire” actor’s trial on charges accusing him of lying to police, sayi...
Mar 12, 2019
Woman picks matching numbers 30 times to win lottery game
RICHMOND, Va. - A Virginia woman parlayed a feeling to purchase 30 lottery tickets with the same numbers to win $150,000. Deborah Brown says she purchased 20 Pick 4 tickets with the numbers 1-0-3-1 af...
Mar 12, 2019
Kellogg Foundation grant to boost Motown Museum programs
DETROIT - The Motown Museum is using a $1.5 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to boost community programming in concert with its planned expansion. The Detroit-based museum and Battle Cre...
Mar 12, 2019
New York, feds join to get 100K rape kits tested around US
NEW YORK - Languishing evidence in over 100,000 sexual assault cases around the country has been sent for DNA testing with money from a New York prosecutor and federal authorities, spurring over 1,000...
Mar 12, 2019