Category Archives: World
Restaurant sign approved after concerns it was offensive
KEENE, N.H. - Officials in a New Hampshire city have approved a restaurant sign that initially was removed over concerns that it sounded like profanity. The name of the Vietnamese restaurant in a publ...
Jan 18, 2019
Man accused of threat linked to R Kelly turns self in
MCDONOUGH, Ga. - A man accused of threatening a father who says singer R. Kelly kept his daughter from her family has turned himself in. Henry County Sheriff’s Office Maj. Bobby Sloan says Henry...
Jan 18, 2019
Dior pulls the stars in conveyor-belt menswear show in Paris
PARIS - The black box construction branded “DIOR” was so big it obscured the view of the Eiffel Tower. At 2,840 square meters (30,570 square feet), the sheer scale of menswear designer Kim...
Jan 18, 2019
Wendy Williams to take health-related break from TV show
LOS ANGELES - Wendy Williams is taking an extended break from her TV talk show to deal with health issues related to her immune system disorder, her family said Friday. The family wrote in a statement...
Jan 18, 2019
Kenya court orders 6 suspects held over Nairobi hotel attack
NAIROBI, Kenya - A Canadian national and five other people suspected of helping extremist gunmen stage a deadly attack in the Kenyan capital this week appeared in court on Friday as prosecutors invest...
Jan 18, 2019
Another ice disk grabs attention in Maine
MILLINOCKET, Maine - The massive ice disk that formed on a Maine river has a baby brother. Officials at Baxter State Park in northern Maine shared a photo of an ice disk that’s about 30 or 40 fe...
Jan 18, 2019
Manufacturing surge pushes industrial production up 0.3 pct
WASHINGTON - U.S. industrial production increased 0.3 per cent in December, led by the biggest surge in manufacturing in ten months. The Federal Reserve said Friday that that manufacturing output jump...
Jan 18, 2019
Total lunar eclipse meets supermoon Sunday night
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Here comes a total lunar eclipse and supermoon, all wrapped into one. The moon, Earth and sun will line up this weekend for the only total lunar eclipse this year and next. At t...
Jan 18, 2019
May's foes gather as Britain's Brexit stalemate drags on
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May held talks Friday with European leaders and British Cabinet colleagues, but efforts to end Britain’s Brexit stalemate appeared deadlocked, with neither May no...
Jan 18, 2019
Trump plans to make 'major announcement' on shutdown, border
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said he’ll be making a “major announcement” on the government shutdown and the southern border on Saturday afternoon as the standstill over his bo...
Jan 18, 2019