Category Archives: World
2015 'Bachelor' star pleads guilty to reduced charge
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa - A farmer who appeared on ABC’s “The Bachelor” pleaded guilty Tuesday in a fatal crash last year near his home in northern Iowa. In an agreement with prosecutors,...
Nov 13, 2018
Cardi B, Chance, T.I. to judge hip-hop competition series
NEW YORK - Cardi B, Chance the Rapper and T.I. will work as judges in a new Netflix competition series looking for the next big hip-hop star. Netflix announced that “Rhythm + Flow ” will d...
Nov 13, 2018
US October budget deficit jumps to $100.5 billion
WASHINGTON - The federal government recorded a deficit of $100.5 billion in October, a big increase from a year ago that was primarily caused by quirks in the calendar. The Treasury Department said Tu...
Nov 13, 2018
Things to know about Michelle Obama's book, arena tour
Michelle Obama’s 12-stop jaunt across the country - and an ocean - is not your average book tour. Of course, the former first lady is not your average author. Oprah Winfrey will join Obama Tuesd...
Nov 13, 2018
German Playboy regrets misquoting Morricone in interview
BERLIN - The German edition of Playboy magazine distanced itself Tuesday from an interview in its latest edition with Ennio Morricone, in which the renowned Italian film composer appears to blast dire...
Nov 13, 2018
UK Cabinet to meet after Britain, EU reach draft Brexit deal
LONDON - After months of stalled talks, false starts and setbacks, negotiators from Britain and the European Union struck a proposed divorce deal Tuesday to provide for the U.K.’s smooth exit fr...
Nov 13, 2018
Syracuse profits by handwriting thousands of late-tax notes
ALBANY, N.Y. - A city in New York state has found a novel way of motivating residents to pay their back taxes: personal notes handwritten by city officials. The idea stemmed from an experiment on late...
Nov 13, 2018
Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl serves BBQ to wildfire firefighters
CALABASAS, Calif. - Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl doesn’t want firefighters battling the California wildfires to go hungry. Grohl served his Backbeat Barbeque at Fire Station 68 in Calabasas ...
Nov 13, 2018
From Audible to Whole Foods: A look at Amazon's empire
NEW YORK - Amazon is hard to escape. Whether you’ve bought shoes at Zappos, picked up milk at Whole Foods or listened to an audiobook on Audible, you’ve been caught up in Amazon’s gr...
Nov 13, 2018
Italian journalists protest against governing party insults
MILAN - Italy’s leaders sought to affirm their commitment to a free press Tuesday after journalists protested around the country against insults emanating from prominent figures in the governing...
Nov 13, 2018