Category Archives: World
Amal Clooney among the gang at Meghan Markle's baby shower
NEW YORK - The not-so-secret baby shower for the Duchess of Sussex has apparently occurred, with Gayle King and Amal Clooney among an intimate group of friends gathered at a swanky hotel on Manhattan&...
Feb 20, 2019
Samsung folding phone is different - but also almost $2,000
SAN FRANCISCO - Samsung unveiled a highly anticipated smartphone with a foldable screen in an attempt to break the innovation funk that has beset the smartphone market. But it’s far from clear t...
Feb 20, 2019
Commodities giant Glencore to cap coal output over climate
BERLIN - Commodities giant Glencore said Wednesday it will cap how much coal it mines amid shareholder pressure for it to help reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases. The move is a sharp reversal...
Feb 20, 2019
After surgery, Michael Cohen's prison date postponed to May
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen was granted a few more weeks of freedom Wednesday after his lawyers said he’s still recovering from surgery and ha...
Feb 20, 2019
Police: Man says he stole Pepsi truck to get to the airport
TULSA, Okla. - Authorities say an Oklahoma man stole a Pepsi truck as the driver was unloading soda in the back. Tulsa police say no one was hurt. The driver jumped out of the back when he felt his ri...
Feb 20, 2019
Gwyneth Paltrow: Skier sued me to exploit my fame, wealth
SALT LAKE CITY - Gwyneth Paltrow said Wednesday in a court filing that a man who accused her in a lawsuit of crashing into him at a Utah ski resort was actually the culprit in the collision and is try...
Feb 20, 2019
Rhode Island marks 16th anniversary of nightclub fire
WEST WARWICK, R.I. - Rhode Island is marking the 16th anniversary of a nightclub fire that killed 100 people and injured more than 200. The Feb. 20, 2003, fire was started when pyrotechnics for the ro...
Feb 20, 2019
Chris Stapleton, Dan + Shay lead ACM nominations
NASHVILLE - Chris Stapleton and Dan + Shay lead the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards with six nominations each while Grammy album of the year winner Kacey Musgraves comes in with five nominations....
Feb 20, 2019
A look at rival Branson vs Maduro concerts for Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela - Dueling concerts are being staged this week on both sides of Venezuela’s border with Colombia. After billionaire Richard Branson announced an aid concert in Colombia on Frid...
Feb 20, 2019
Costume Designers Guild honours Ruth E. Carter, Glenn Close
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Ruth E. Carter may be receiving Oscar recognition for her costume designer work on “Black Panther,” but she told a packed room at the Costume Guild Awards on Tuesda...
Feb 20, 2019