Category Archives: World
Passenger says bus driver lost for hours during trip to NYC
CLEVELAND - A passenger says a Greyhound bus driver on a trip to New York City got lost in Cleveland and drove in circles for several hours before returning to the city’s terminal. WOIO-TV repor...
Oct 26, 2018
Sri Lanka president sacks prime minister, appoints strongman
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena sacked the country’s prime minister and his Cabinet and replaced him with a former strongman, creating what some observers said cou...
Oct 26, 2018
US official says Putin invited to visit Washington next year
TBILISI, Georgia - U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to visit Washington next year. Bolton said “we have invited Presi...
Oct 26, 2018
Stocks slump again; S&P 500, Dow back into red for year
Stocks are back in the red for the year after another wave of selling hit Wall Street Friday. The latest plunge came at the end of an unusually turbulent week of trading that had one huge gain sandwic...
Oct 26, 2018
NBC cancels Megyn Kelly's show after blackface controversy
NEW YORK - Megyn Kelly, the former Fox News Channel personality who made a rocky transition to softer news at NBC, was fired from her morning show Friday after triggering a furor by suggesting it was ...
Oct 26, 2018
Israel's Netanyahu pays surprise visit to Oman
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday returned from an unannounced visit to Oman, the two countries confirmed, meeting the Gulf state’s leader in the first visit of its...
Oct 26, 2018
Paraguay contestant wins, then swoons at beauty pageant
BANGKOK - A Paraguayan beauty pageant winner swooned on stage after admitting the anticipation just before the announcement was unbearable. Miss Grand International 2018 Clara Sosa fell as soon as she...
Oct 26, 2018
Meghan's wedding gown goes on display at Windsor Castle
LONDON - Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has described how she worked with designer Clare Waight Keller of Givenchy to create a “timeless” wedding gown for her wedding to Prince Harry earli...
Oct 26, 2018
Fox News' streaming service, Fox Nation, to launch Nov. 27
LOS ANGELES - Fox News says its new streaming service will debut in November. Subscriptions to the service, Fox Nation, can be purchased starting Sunday. The cost is $5.99 monthly or $64.99 for a year...
Oct 26, 2018
US economy grew at strong 3.5 per cent rate in Q3
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at a robust annual rate of 3.5 per cent in the July-September quarter as the strongest burst of consumer spending in nearly four years helped offset a sharp drag fro...
Oct 26, 2018