Category Archives: World
Son, daughter oppose father's election to Missouri House
LIBERTY, Mo. - The son and daughter of a Missouri House candidate are urging people not to vote for him because he regularly espouses racial and homophobic views and dislikes Jews and Muslims. Steve W...
Oct 31, 2018
Duchess Kate shown papers about deaths of 3 ancestors in WWI
LONDON - The Duchess of Cambridge has been shown original documents detailing the lives and deaths of three ancestors who were killed in France during World War I. Kate, the wife of Britain’s Pr...
Oct 31, 2018
Parade fetes Red Sox; trophy, manager Cora hit by beer cans
BOSTON - Confetti cannons boomed and huge crowds of fans cheered wildly on Wednesday as the Boston Red Sox rumbled through downtown aboard duck boats to mark the team’s fourth World Series champ...
Oct 31, 2018
Official: Mafia hit man suspected in Whitey Bulger's slaying
BOSTON - A Mafia hit man who is said to hate “rats” is under suspicion in the slaying of former Boston crime boss and longtime FBI informant James “Whitey” Bulger, who was foun...
Oct 31, 2018
DNA fails to exclude convicted Oklahoma killer from crime
OKLAHOMA CITY - Testing funded by attorneys for an Oklahoma death row inmate who was featured on the ABC television documentary series “The Last Defence” found his DNA matches that recover...
Oct 31, 2018
Mac Miller benefit features Chance, SZA, John Mayer
LOS ANGELES - Travis Scott pointed toward an image of a toothless Mac Miller as a child recognizing the late rapper as a good-spirited person whose “soul will live forever.” Scott’s ...
Oct 31, 2018
'Lady Chatterley' copy from famous trial sells for $72,000
LONDON - A paperback copy of “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” used by the judge in the landmark U.K. obscenity trial of the novel’s publisher has sold at auction for 56,250 pounds ($7...
Oct 31, 2018
Beyonce in '90s Halloween mood with Tony Braxton salute
LOS ANGELES - Beyonce is in a 1990’s mood as she salutes singer Toni Braxton for Halloween. Beyonce appears on Instagram in a pixie wig, leather jacket, white tank top and jeans to re-create Bra...
Oct 31, 2018
Oprah, Trump, Obama: Georgia's star-studded closing act
ATLANTA - Oprah Winfrey is bringing her star power to one of the nation’s hottest governor’s races, even as President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama try to put their imprin...
Oct 31, 2018
US companies hiring at robust pace, wages rise faster
WASHINGTON - U.S. companies added jobs in October at the healthiest pace in eight months, and wages rose by the most in a decade, the latest evidence of the durable strength of the U.S. job market. Bu...
Oct 31, 2018