Category Archives: World
Apple drops iPhone bombshell on already reeling stock market
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple acknowledged that demand for iPhones is waning, confirming investor fears that the company’s most profitable product has lost some of its lustre. The reckoning came in a le...
Jan 02, 2019
Michigan AG to review pipeline deal at governor's request
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan’s new governor and attorney general moved quickly Wednesday to review the legality of a contentious state deal to run an oil pipeline beneath a crucial section of the G...
Jan 02, 2019
Lord & Taylor flagship store locks its doors forever
NEW YORK - After 104 years, Lord & Taylor’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue locked its doors forever. The venerable department store famed for its animated holiday windows closed down Wednesd...
Jan 02, 2019
Carrie Ann Inaba gets host gig on 'The Talk'
LOS ANGELES - Carrie Ann Inaba is no longer a temp on “The Talk.” The CBS daytime show announced Wednesday that Inaba has joined the panel of hosts, moving up from recurring guest host. &#...
Jan 02, 2019
LA police make arrest in burglaries of Hollywood Hills homes
LOS ANGELES - A man who allegedly burglarized millions of dollars worth of property from Hollywood Hills homes of celebrities and others has been arrested, Los Angeles police said Wednesday. Investiga...
Jan 02, 2019
Indiana man charged with neglect after toddler shoots sister
LEBANON, Ind. - A northwestern Indiana man has been charged with felony neglect after police say a 3-year-old boy fatally shot his 4-year-old sister with the suspect’s gun. Sixty-three-year-old ...
Jan 02, 2019
Peru's attorney general reverses course on corruption probe
LIMA, Peru - Peru’s attorney general on Wednesday reversed his dismissal of the lead investigators in a sweeping corruption probe into top officials, retreating in the face of a growing public o...
Jan 02, 2019
California inmate takes unlikely path to freedom: Podcasting
OAKLAND, Calif. - In California, inmates typically are granted parole by doing good deeds or showing they have been rehabilitated by becoming pastors, drug counsellors or youth advocates. For Walter &...
Jan 02, 2019
China's leader urges action on unification with Taiwan
BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping, declaring that independence is not an option for Taiwan, urged both sides to reach an early consensus on unification and not leave the issue for future generati...
Jan 02, 2019
Fighting among rebels in northern Syria kills dozens
BEIRUT - Two days of fighting in rebel-held parts of northern Syria killed dozens of people as al-Qaida-linked militants press their offensive against Turkey-backed rebels, a war monitor and activists...
Jan 02, 2019