Category Archives: World
Iowa religious activist pleads not guilty to book burning
ORANGE CITY, Iowa - A trial has been scheduled for an Iowa religious activist who’s accused of burning four LGBTQ children’s books he’d checked out of a local library. Sioux County D...
Jan 23, 2019
Democratic Mayor Pete Buttigieg joins 2020 presidential race
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Democrat Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, says he’s forming an exploratory committee for a 2020 presidential bid. “The reality is there̵...
Jan 23, 2019
Australia urges China to treat detained dual citizen fairly
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia on Thursday urged China to treat a Chinese-Australian writer fairly and transparently almost a week after he was detained in what a friend suspects is part of a backlas...
Jan 23, 2019
Seoul accuses Japanese patrol plane of threatening flight
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea’s military accused Japan of a “clear provocation” over what it said was a threatening low-altitude flight by a Japanese patrol plane over a So...
Jan 23, 2019
Mexico City neighbourhood celebrates "Roma" nominations
MEXICO CITY - News of Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” being nominated for 10 Academy Awards Tuesday had residents of the director’s childhood Mexico City neighbourhood joyfully mining ...
Jan 22, 2019
Alec Baldwin taking anger class in parking dispute plea deal
NEW YORK - Days after appearing as President Donald Trump in a “Deal or No Deal” parody on “Saturday Night Live,” Alec Baldwin took a deal of his own Wednesday, agreeing to att...
Jan 22, 2019
'Black Panther' makes Oscar history with best picture nod
LOS ANGELES - “Black Panther” broke through an Oscar category wall for superheroes. The Marvel blockbuster hit became the first comic book-based film to earn a best picture nomination from...
Jan 22, 2019
Brazilian leader at odds with Davos focus on environment
DAVOS, Switzerland - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro pledged to work “in harmony with the world” to cut carbon emissions, aiming to quell international concerns that his country, the ma...
Jan 22, 2019
Netflix joins MPAA lobbying group, its 1st streaming member
NEW YORK - On the same day Netflix scored its first best picture nomination from the Oscars, the steaming company is also joining the lobbying group the Motion Picture Association of America. The MPAA...
Jan 22, 2019
Rivera 1st unanimous HOF pick; Doc, Edgar, Mussina also in
NEW YORK - This honour was saved for the one and only Mariano Rivera. Not Babe Ruth. Not Hank Aaron. Not Cy Young. Not until “The Sandman” could everyone agree. Rivera became baseball̵...
Jan 22, 2019