Category Archives: World

Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper among SAG Awards presenters
LOS ANGELES - Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper and Rami Malek are among the first presenters announced for Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards. Other presenters announced Wednesday by the actors union ...
Jan 23, 2019

Hulu ups price for live-TV service, cuts basic package price
NEW YORK - Hulu’s live-TV streaming service will cost $5 more per month, while its traditional video-on-demand service will be $2 cheaper. Hulu with Live TV, a cable-like package with CNN, ESPN ...
Jan 23, 2019

Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen delaying testimony to Congress
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, will not testify before a House committee next month as scheduled, his adviser said Wednesday, depriving Democrats for now of ...
Jan 23, 2019
Union at Audi plant in Hungary to hold week-long strike
BUDAPEST, Hungary - A union of autoworkers at a plant in Hungary of German carmaker Audi says it will launch a week-long strike after unsuccessful negotiations over wages and benefits with the company...
Jan 23, 2019
Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano belches glowing rock, ash
MEXICO CITY - The Popocatepetl volcano outside Mexico City has spewed glowing rock and dumped a dusting of ash over nearby towns. Mexico’s national disaster prevention agency says the volcano ea...
Jan 23, 2019

Gandolfini's son cast as young Tony for 'Sopranos' prequel
NEW YORK - The son of James Gandolfini has been cast as the young Tony Soprano in the planned “Sopranos” prequel, “The Many Saints of Newark.” Michael Gandolfini will play a yo...
Jan 23, 2019
Michael Jackson stage musical to premiere in Chicago
CHICAGO - A stage musical about Michael Jackson will premiere in Chicago later this year before heading to Broadway in 2020. Officials said Wednesday that “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get En...
Jan 23, 2019
White supremacist pleads guilty to NYC sword killing
NEW YORK - A white supremacist pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing a black man with a sword as part of an attack that authorities said was intended to incite a race war in the United States. James Jac...
Jan 23, 2019

Zimbabwe and world music star Oliver Mtukudzi dies at 66
HARARE, Zimbabwe - One of Zimbabwe and Africa’s most iconic musicians, Oliver Mtukudzi, died on Wednesday at age 66 after decades of rollicking, captivating performances won him devoted fans wor...
Jan 23, 2019

Lawyer: No proof nurse raped Arizona patient who had baby
PHOENIX - A nurse who was supposed to be looking after an incapacitated woman at a long-term health care facility was charged Wednesday with raping her, weeks after she stunned her caregivers and fami...
Jan 23, 2019