Category Archives: World
Fire claims popular recreation spots in Southern California
LOS ANGELES - Southern California residents faced with the loss of lives and homes in a huge wildfire also are grappling with the destruction of a vast swath of public lands that are popular destinati...
Nov 15, 2018
Roy Clark, country guitar virtuoso, 'Hee Haw' star, has died
Country star Roy Clark, the guitar virtuoso and singer who headlined the cornpone TV show “Hee Haw” for nearly a quarter century and was known for such hits as “Yesterday When I was ...
Nov 15, 2018
Homeless Samaritan tale raised $400K. Police say it's a lie
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. - A feel-good tale of a homeless man using his last $20 to help a stranded New Jersey woman buy gas was actually a complete lie, manufactured to get strangers to donate more than $40...
Nov 15, 2018
UN says 8 peacekeepers killed in fight against Congo rebels
Eight U.N. peacekeepers and at least 12 Congolese soldiers were killed in a joint military operation against rebels in Congo’s northeast, which is facing a deadly Ebola outbreak, the U.N. Securi...
Nov 15, 2018
Dem struggle over Pelosi bid, with no end game in sight
WASHINGTON - Democrats won the majority. Now they just need a speaker of the House. The standoff over Nancy Pelosi’s bid to regain the gavel intensified Friday as Democrats left Washington for t...
Nov 15, 2018
Rolling in toilet paper: Sheriff buys 24K extra rolls of TP
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. - Officials in an Alabama county have a financial mess to wipe up after the sheriff’s department mistakenly ordered 24,000 extra rolls of toilet paper. WAFF-TV reports the Mar...
Nov 15, 2018
Fire deaths rise to 71 ahead of Trump's California visit
CHICO, Calif. - With the confirmed death toll at 71 and the list of unaccounted for people more than 1,000, authorities in Northern California on Friday searched for those who perished and those who s...
Nov 15, 2018
John Lennon's killer says he feels more shame every year
ALBANY, N.Y. - The man who killed John Lennon told a parole board he feels “more and more shame” every year for gunning down the former Beatle outside his Manhattan apartment in 1980. R...
Nov 15, 2018
Rapper not dropping guilty plea in Arkansas gun case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A Tennessee rapper no longer wants to withdraw his guilty plea from a weapons charge that was filed after he was arrested with a gun following a shooting at a Little Rock nightclub...
Nov 15, 2018
Chris Stapleton wins big at CMAs, Keith Urban nabs top prize
Chris Stapleton won the most awards at the 2018 Country Music Association Awards and had the show’s best performance, almost capping a perfect night. That was until Keith Urban surprisingly won ...
Nov 15, 2018