Category Archives: World
Royals reveal the images on their Christmas cards
LONDON - British officials have released the photos chosen by members of the royal family for their Christmas cards. Prince William and his wife Kate are shown outside in casual clothes, their three y...
Dec 14, 2018
Suspected food poisoning kills 11 at Indian temple ceremony
NEW DELHI - Police on Saturday arrested three people after at least 11 died of suspected food poisoning following a ceremony to celebrate the construction of a new Hindu temple in southern India. Poli...
Dec 14, 2018
Truck veers off road in Nepal, killing at least 16 people
KATHMANDU, Nepal - A truck veered off a mountain road in Nepal on Friday, killing at least 16 people and injuring many others. Villagers were returning from a funeral and travelling in an open truck w...
Dec 14, 2018
Texas mom sentenced in deaths of toddlers inside hot car
KERRVILLE, Texas - A Texas mother whose two toddlers died after she left them inside a hot vehicle overnight was sentenced to 40 years in prison. Amanda Hawkins, 20, learned her punishment Wednesday f...
Dec 14, 2018
McCain replacement Sen. Jon Kyl resigning at end of year
PHOENIX - Sen. Jon Kyl is resigning from the seat he was appointed to less than four months ago following the death of John McCain, Gov. Doug Ducey announced Friday, a development which gives Ducey a ...
Dec 14, 2018
School defends expulsion of Wade family friend
PLANTATION, Fla. - A South Florida prep school at the centre of a dispute over the expulsion of a student who is friends with NBA star Dwayne Wade and actress Gabrielle Union says its handbook explici...
Dec 14, 2018
Spanish prosecutors file tax evasion charges against Shakira
MADRID - Spanish prosecutors have charged pop music star Shakira with tax evasion, alleging she failed to pay more than 14.5 million euros ($16.3 million) between 2012 and 2014. The Colombian singer d...
Dec 14, 2018
Kanye reignites Drake feud on Twitter, alleges threats
LOS ANGELES - Kanye West is not sending Christmas cheer to Drake. West appeared to reignite a feud with the fellow rapper in a series of tweets on Thursday in which he claimed Drake had called trying ...
Dec 14, 2018
US retail sales rose 0.2% in Nov., helped by holiday boost
WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales increased a slight 0.2% in November, as strong sales tied to holiday shopping were offset by lower gasoline prices. The Commerce Department said Friday that retail sales...
Dec 14, 2018
Priest takes pope's mandate - good deeds for all - across US
LOS ANGELES - Father Jim Sichko has a 50-state congregation and a simple mandate from the pope: Go forth and do good deeds. That’s why the Roman Catholic priest found himself standing by the dri...
Dec 14, 2018