Category Archives: World
Wisconsin man arrested in teen's abduction, parents' deaths
BARRON, Wis. - A 21-year-old man killed a Wisconsin couple in a baffling scheme to kidnap their teenage daughter, then held the girl captive for three months before she narrowly managed to escape and ...
Jan 10, 2019
Democrats question Treasury chief on Russian oligarch
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told lawmakers in a classified briefing Thursday that the Trump administration will keep strict U.S. sanctions on Oleg Deripaska and any companies he own...
Jan 10, 2019
Judge endorses water permit for refinery near national park
BISMARCK, N.D. - An administrative law judge in North Dakota is recommending that state officials issue a water permit for an oil refinery being developed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park that...
Jan 10, 2019
MLK daughter: Firing not best for weatherman who used slur
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. says an upstate New York TV meteorologist who uttered a racial slur while saying her father’s name shouldn’t have been fired. Bernice...
Jan 10, 2019
R. Kelly's streams increase after docu-series alleges abuse
LOS ANGELES - Nielsen Music says streaming numbers for R. Kelly have nearly doubled after a recent documentary accused the R&B singer of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls. The L...
Jan 10, 2019
SEC, Wells Fargo agree to 38 Studios settlement, but delayed
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Wells Fargo Securities say they have agreed in principle to settle a lawsuit over Rhode Island’s failed $75 million deal with f...
Jan 10, 2019
Documentary puts new attention on R. Kelly sex allegations
R. Kelly, one of the top-selling recording artists of all time, has been dogged for years by allegations of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls - accusations he and his attorneys have...
Jan 10, 2019
Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.6M vehicles to fix Takata air bags
DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 1.6 million vehicles worldwide to replace Takata front passenger air bag inflators that can be dangerous. Takata inflators can explode with too much forc...
Jan 10, 2019
Cohen, ex-Trump lawyer, to testify publicly before Congress
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, will testify publicly before a House committee next month in a hearing that could serve as the opening salvo of a promised Dem...
Jan 10, 2019
Sundance adds documentary about Michael Jackson accusers
LOS ANGELES - Sundance said Wednesday that a documentary about two boys who accused Michael Jackson of sexual abuse will premiere at its film festival later this month, while the Jackson estate called...
Jan 10, 2019