Category Archives: World

No US charges against Chinese billionaire in alleged assault
MINNEAPOLIS - Chinese billionaire Richard Liu will not face charges over a rape accusation by a Chinese woman studying in Minnesota because prosecutors said Friday they could not prove his guilt beyon...
Dec 21, 2018

Supreme Court rejects Trump plea to enforce asylum ban
WASHINGTON - A divided Supreme Court won’t let the Trump administration begin enforcing a ban on asylum for any immigrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Chief Justice John Roberts ...
Dec 21, 2018

Barack Obama appears on Miranda's latest 'Hamilton' song
NEW YORK - Barack Obama, or Barap Obama? The former U.S. president appears on a reworked song by Lin-Manuel Miranda originally from the Broadway hit “Hamilton.” Released Friday, “One...
Dec 21, 2018

Hold up, Beyonce did not release new music
NEW YORK - There’s no more juice in Beyonce’s lemonade jar: The singer did not release new music though two albums featuring old Beyonce songs hit streaming services Thursday. Under the na...
Dec 21, 2018

Strength in US growth at end of year likely to fade in 2019
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy has turned in a stellar performance this year. But mounting problems, from trade tensions to jittery financial markets and political gridlock in Washington, are expected ...
Dec 21, 2018
21 killed in crash of Nepal bus on college botany field trip
KATHMANDU, Nepal - A bus carrying college students and their instructors back from a botany field trip drove off a highway in a mountainous area on Friday, leaving 21 dead and 15 injured, police said....
Dec 21, 2018

Cancer the latest health woe for resilient Justice Ginsburg
WASHINGTON - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is resting in a New York hospital following surgery to remove two malignant growths in her left lung, the third time the Supreme Court’s oldest justice h...
Dec 21, 2018
North Carolina asked feds to open vote fraud case last year
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina’s top elections official issued an urgent plea nearly two years ago for the Trump administration to file criminal charges against the man now at the centre of ball...
Dec 21, 2018
Actress Kate del Castillo sues Mexican ex-officials for $60M
MEXICO CITY - Actress Kate del Castillo said she is suing former Mexican officials for $60 million in “moral and material damages” because of what she calls “political persecution...
Dec 21, 2018

Detective: Woman convicted as teen shouldn't get clemency
NASHVILLE - Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s office is being inundated with letters and pleas as he considers granting clemency to a woman convicted of murdering a man when she was a 16-year-old pro...
Dec 21, 2018