Category Archives: World
French minister says fuel tax protests smaller, more violent
PARIS - Citizen protests of fuel tax hikes are choking facilities critical to the French economy, and police have orders to remove the drivers blocking sensitive sites to show their anger, France̵...
Nov 19, 2018
Witness says bloodshed and bribery rampant under 'El Chapo'
NEW YORK - Infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, armed with a diamond-encrusted pistol, relied on rampant bloodshed and bribery to protect his multibillion-dollar drug smug...
Nov 19, 2018
Elizabeth Smart gives birth to third child, a baby girl
SALT LAKE CITY - Teenage kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart has given birth to her third child. Smart announced the birth on her Instagram account on Monday with a picture of her holding new daughter...
Nov 19, 2018
In threat to Pelosi, 16 Dems say they'll back new leadership
WASHINGTON - Sixteen Democrats who’ve opposed Nancy Pelosi’s quest to become speaker released a letter Monday saying they will vote for “new leadership” when the House picks it...
Nov 19, 2018
Memorial service set for 'Hee Haw' host, guitarist Roy Clark
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. - A public memorial service is planned in Oklahoma for singer-guitarist Roy Clark, who headlined the TV show “Hee Haw” for nearly a quarter century. A “celebratio...
Nov 19, 2018
Brooklyn rapper 6ix9ine arrested on racketeering charges
NEW YORK - Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was deemed a likely danger to the community and denied bail Monday after a prosecutor said there was evidence that he directed or participated in multiple acts of vio...
Nov 19, 2018
Democratic senators sue over Whitaker's appointment as AG
WASHINGTON - Three Senate Democrats filed a lawsuit Monday arguing that Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s appointment is unconstitutional and asking a federal judge to remove him. The s...
Nov 19, 2018
Plans to expand Detroit's Motown Museum get $500,000 boost
DETROIT - The Motown Museum’s expansion plans are getting a $500,000 boost. The grant from the DTE Energy Foundation was announced Monday by Robin Terry, CEO and chairwoman of the museum . The m...
Nov 19, 2018
White House again threatens Acosta's pass; CNN seeks hearing
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has again targeted White House press credentials for CNN reporter Jim Acosta. After a federal judge ordered that Acosta’s credentials be temporarily restore...
Nov 19, 2018
Pamela Anderson calls Australian PM's comments 'smutty'
LOS ANGELES - Pamela Anderson is criticizing Australia’s prime minister for making “smutty, unnecessary comments about a woman voicing her political opinion.” Appearing on Australia&...
Nov 19, 2018