Category Archives: World
Economic chill dulls Chinese appetite for some luxury brands
BEIJING - The designer boutiques of Manhattan and Paris are feeling the chill of a Chinese economic slowdown that has hammered automakers and other industries. It’s a rude awakening for such des...
Dec 04, 2018
2 attorneys general to subpoena Trump Organization, Treasury
WASHINGTON - The attorneys general of the District of Columbia and Maryland plan to file subpoenas Tuesday seeking records from the Trump Organization, the Treasury Department and dozens of other enti...
Dec 04, 2018
Indiana girl dies after accidental shooting by brother, 3
LEBANON, Ind. - Police say a 4-year-old central Indiana girl has died, five days after she was accidentally shot in the head by her 3-year-old brother. Lebanon police say Izabella-Marie Helem died Tue...
Dec 04, 2018
Woman who says she was taped in hotel shower sues for $100M
ALBANY, N.Y. - A woman who claims hidden-camera footage of her in a hotel shower was posted on a dozen pornographic websites by someone who tried to extort her filed a $100 million lawsuit. The Chicag...
Dec 04, 2018
'Black Panther,' 'A Star Is Born' among AFI Awards honorees
LOS ANGELES - “Black Panther,” ”A Star Is Born” and “Mary Poppins Returns” are among the American Film Institute’s top 10 films of the year. AFI announced its...
Dec 04, 2018
Oil prices perk up on trade truce, possible OPEC decision
A rally in oil prices after a two-month slide indicates traders are betting that OPEC and its allies including Russia will agree to produce less crude. Representatives of oil-producing nations will ho...
Dec 04, 2018
House GOP campaign arm targeted by 'unknown entity' in 0218
WASHINGTON - Thousands of emails were stolen from aides to the National Republican Congressional Committee during the 2018 midterm campaign, a major breach exposing vulnerabilities that have kept cybe...
Dec 04, 2018
'Walking Dead' actor to adopt bonded donkey, emu
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A North Carolina animal rescue group says that thanks to “The Walking Dead” actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, a donkey and an emu who’ve bonded with each other can stay to...
Dec 04, 2018
NTSB: Pilot error caused crash that killed Troy Gentry
PHILADELPHIA - Pilot error following engine maintenance problems caused the helicopter crash that killed Montgomery Gentry singer Troy Gentry and the pilot at a small airport where he was to perform t...
Dec 04, 2018
Drake dominates Apple Music as most-streamed artist in 2018
LOS ANGELES - Drake was a dominate force on Apple Music as the platform’s most-streamed artist of the year globally. Apple released its “Best of 2018” list Tuesday that Drake’s...
Dec 04, 2018