Category Archives: World
Fate of Kate's pregnancy is centre stage on 'This Is Us'
LOS ANGELES - “This Is Us” routinely brings viewers to tears. Next week, it’s taking them to the theatre. The hit NBC series will air an episode modeled on a one-act play and confine...
Mar 08, 2019

'Simpsons' producers pull iconic Michael Jackson episode
LOS ANGELES - The producers of “The Simpsons” are removing a classic episode that featured the voice of Michael Jackson after HBO aired a documentary in which two men claim they were sexua...
Mar 08, 2019
In deceit proposal: Feds say man wed stranger to stay in US
RALEIGH, N.C. - Prosecutors say a couple was panhandling along a North Carolina road when a foreigner pulled over with a proposal for the woman: Marry him so he could stay in the country, and theyR...
Mar 08, 2019

Actor drops 'Carlton Dance' suit against video game maker
LOS ANGELES - “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star Alfonso Ribeiro has dropped a lawsuit against the makers of the video game “Fortnite” over its use of the “Carlton”...
Mar 08, 2019

California harassment investigations cost taxpayers $1.8M
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Legislature racked up more than $1.8 million in legal costs from sexual harassment investigations during 2018 and the first month of this year when at least nine cu...
Mar 08, 2019

Finland's centre-right government resigns
COPENHAGEN - Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila’s centre-right government resigned Friday after the governing coalition failed to agree on and push through a planned social and health reform. ...
Mar 08, 2019

Chicago police looking for source of leaks in Smollett case
Chicago police say they are conducting an internal investigation to determine the source of information leaked anonymously to media during the probe into “Empire” actor Jussie SmollettR...
Mar 07, 2019
Lagarde: IMF ready to help rescue Venezuelan economy
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund is ready to rescue Venezuela’s economy, but the task will be so huge that it will require financial help from other international players, the head o...
Mar 07, 2019
Former Equifax executive pleads guilty to insider trading
ATLANTA - A former Equifax executive who sold shares for nearly $1 million a week and a half before the company announced a massive data breach pleaded guilty Thursday in Atlanta to a federal insider ...
Mar 07, 2019
Apple CEO trumps Trump, reframing his name game
SAN FRANCISCO - To President Donald Trump, it was an awkward slip of the lip. To Apple CEO Tim Cook, it was an opportunity to poke some sly fun at a president who has often clashed with the tech indus...
Mar 07, 2019