Category Archives: World
Trump guests include freed drug offender, bullied student
WASHINGTON - A woman freed from federal prison after President Donald Trump cut short her life sentence for drug offences and a Delaware boy allegedly bullied because his last name is Trump headline a...
Feb 04, 2019
Federal prosecutors subpoena Trump's inaugural committee
NEW YORK - Federal prosecutors in New York issued a subpoena Monday seeking documents from Donald Trump’s inaugural committee, furthering a federal inquiry into a fund that has faced mounting sc...
Feb 04, 2019
FAA: Chicago's O'Hare airport busiest in US in 2018
CHICAGO - O’Hare International Airport in Chicago was the busiest airport in the U.S. in 2018, surpassing Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for the first time in four years. The F...
Feb 04, 2019
Company gets water permit for refinery near national park
BISMARCK, N.D. - A company facing opposition from environmentalists and landowners as it works to build an $800 million oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota has c...
Feb 04, 2019
Google parent beats Q4 estimates, stock still drops
SAN FRANCISCO - Google parent company Alphabet beat Wall Street expectations for its fourth quarter earnings Monday, although its stock slid in after-hours trading. The company reported profit of $8.9...
Feb 04, 2019
AP Explains: Racist history of blackface began in the 1830s
WASHINGTON - A racist photo from a 1984 yearbook threatens to end Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s political career. The photo shows two people: one in blackface and one wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood...
Feb 04, 2019
Vegas artist sues Ariana Grande over 'God is a Woman' image
LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas artist is suing pop music star Ariana Grande, alleging federal copyright infringement over an image of a woman in a candle flame in the pop star’s widely-viewed “Go...
Feb 04, 2019
FX comedy 'Atlanta' will return after production delay
PASADENA, Calif. - Donald Glover’s comedy “Atlanta” will be back. Just not as soon as expected. FX Networks CEO John Landgraf told a TV critics’ meeting on Monday that the seri...
Feb 04, 2019
At Oscar nominees luncheon, a pitch for brevity
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Winners at this year’s Oscars will need to be quick, both in their walks to the stage and their acceptance speeches. Producers told nominees for the 91st annual Academy A...
Feb 04, 2019
Liam Neeson admits he wanted to kill after friend was raped
LONDON - Liam Neeson has said he is ashamed to admit he had violent thoughts about killing a black person after learning that someone close to him had been raped. In an interview published Monday, Nee...
Feb 04, 2019