Category Archives: World
Woman who scammed star athletes out of millions sentenced
HOUSTON - A woman has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for scamming star athletes out of millions of dollars by claiming to be an Ivy League university-trained financial adviser and money ...
Nov 07, 2018
Rep. Duncan Hunter keeps seat despite charges
SAN DIEGO - California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter won a sixth term Wednesday despite facing federal corruption charges involving the personal spending of campaign money. Hunter beat first-time Demo...
Nov 07, 2018
Former sports radio host Craig Carton convicted of fraud
NEW YORK - Craig Carton, the former co-host of a sports radio show with ex-NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason, emerged from a courthouse where he was convicted of fraud Wednesday to say he was disappointe...
Nov 07, 2018
Pimp Dennis Hof wins Nevada legislative race after death
LAS VEGAS - Nevada brothel owner and reality TV star Dennis Hof died last month but still won a heavily GOP state legislative district after fashioning himself as a Donald Trump-style Republican candi...
Nov 07, 2018
With new Justice official, fate of Russia probe in question
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Jeff Sessions was pushed out after enduring more than a year of blistering and personal attacks from President Donald Trump, who inserted in his place a Republican Party ...
Nov 07, 2018
Self-taught artist displays folk style at Casper museum
CASPER, Wyo. - Colour fills the gallery, where faces peer from portraits covering the walls almost from top to bottom. Sculptures crowd the centre of the space at the Nicolaysen Art Museum. Figures wr...
Nov 07, 2018
Elaborate preparations in UK to mark Armistice Day centenary
LONDON - Elaborate preparations are underway in Britain ahead of ceremonies to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Armistice Day will be commemorated Sunday in Britain with a solemn ...
Nov 07, 2018
Call her a dame: Emma Thompson gets top British award
LONDON - Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson has received one of Britain’s highest awards from Prince William - and thought about giving him a kiss at the Buckingham Palace ceremony. Thompson re...
Nov 07, 2018
Midterm coverage was a roller-coaster ride of dips and dives
NEW YORK - After hours of television commentating, swinging needles on election meters and reams of statistics from obscure counties called up on computer screens, CNN’s Jake Tapper had a revela...
Nov 07, 2018
Assault charge dropped against Atlanta rapper T.I.
MCDONOUGH, Ga. - Prosecutors have dropped a simple assault charge against rapper T.I. but are moving ahead with charges of public drunkenness and disorderly conduct stemming from his May arrest outsid...
Nov 07, 2018