Category Archives: World
Court tosses permit for pipeline to cross Appalachian Trail
RICHMOND, Va. - A permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross two national forests, including parts of the Appalachian Trail, was thrown out Thursday by a federal appeals court that harshly critic...
Dec 13, 2018
Boy Scouts' money struggles: Is bankruptcy an option?
NEW YORK - The Boy Scouts of America deflected questions about a report suggesting it is considering seeking bankruptcy protection, though the head of the organization said it is exploring “all ...
Dec 13, 2018
Lease sale in Alaska petroleum reserve draws modest interest
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A federal sale of oil leases in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska has again drawn a modest response. The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday received 16 bids on 16 tracts co...
Dec 13, 2018
Court: Trump can't let companies deny birth control coverage
SAN FRANCISCO - A divided U.S. appeals court Thursday blocked rules by the Trump administration that allowed more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control. The ruling, howeve...
Dec 13, 2018
Oil pipeline foes look past regulators after another loss
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Opponents of Enbridge Energy’s proposed Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement are turning their attention to fighting the project on other fronts after a Minnesota regulatory p...
Dec 13, 2018
Toyota recalls pickups, SUVs to fix air bag, brake problems
DETROIT - Toyota is recalling nearly 143,000 SUVs and pickups worldwide to fix air bag and brake problems. The first recall covers about 96,000 Toyota Land Cruisers and Lexus LX570 SUVs from 2008 thro...
Dec 13, 2018
The pressure of composing new music for 'Mary Poppins'
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Everyone involved in the making of “Mary Poppins Returns ” felt the pressure to do justice to the original 1964 film. Rob Marshall worked on it for three straight y...
Dec 13, 2018
Half of iconic Bert & I duo dies 60 years after recording
PORTLAND, Maine - Bob Bryan, one half of the comedy duo Bert and I, which had fun at the expense of Maine Yankees and popularized the immortal punchline, “You can’t get there from here,...
Dec 13, 2018
2018's top movie moments, from 'Shallow' to 'The Shining'
LOS ANGELES - A film doesn’t have to be great to have a great moment. They’re not mutually exclusive of course, but a great movie moment is something more ephemeral - a few minutes of pure...
Dec 13, 2018
Serial killer pleads guilty in Texas woman's 1994 death
DALLAS - A 78-year-old prisoner who says he killed about 90 people over nearly four decades as he moved around the country pleaded guilty to murder Thursday in the 1994 strangulation of a Texas woman....
Dec 13, 2018