Category Archives: World
Review: 'A Star Is Born' is dizzyingly wonderful
It’s hard not to go into “A Star Is Born ” without a lot of prejudgments. Even if you haven’t seen the other three versions, the mere fact that they exist, and with such formid...
Oct 05, 2018
Whirlwind year lets Michelle Williams realize her own worth
LOS ANGELES - Michelle Williams can’t believe it’s been less than a year since “the pay stuff.” Time has seemingly accelerated since last October when, while shooting the comic...
Oct 05, 2018
Ohio man says rescued cow is a regular backseat passenger
DAYTON, Ohio - An Ohio man driving home from work Tuesday says he did a double-take before firing up his cellphone to record a cow poking her head out the back window of a pickup truck. WKEF-TV report...
Oct 05, 2018
Monica Lewinsky changes social media name to fight bullying
NEW YORK - Monica Lewinsky is teaming up with celebrities for an anti-bullying campaign that targets name-calling. Appearing Friday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Lewinsky says the...
Oct 05, 2018
Chance the Rapper giving $1M to boost mental health services
CHICAGO - Chance the Rapper says he’s donating $1 million to help improve mental health services in Chicago. The Chicago native made the announcement Thursday during a summit for his non-profit ...
Oct 05, 2018
Kavanaugh bump? GOP fights for new energy as vote nears
NEW YORK - On the brink of a political gender war, President Donald Trump’s Republican Party is threatening to erode Democrats’ enthusiasm advantage as the fiery debate over his Supreme Co...
Oct 05, 2018
Indonesia considers making devastated areas mass graves
PALU, Indonesia - Search teams pulled bodies from obliterated neighbourhoods in the disaster-stricken Indonesian city of Palu on Saturday as more aid rolled in and the government said it was consideri...
Oct 05, 2018
Turkey says won't leave Syria until elections are held there
BEIRUT - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey won’t withdraw from zones it controls in Syria until its people hold an election. Erdogan made the comment in Istanbul on Thursday at ...
Oct 05, 2018
Melania Trump loses footing with elephant, but not with kids
NAIROBI, Kenya - Melania Trump briefly lost her footing when a baby elephant startled her with a sudden move, but the first lady was anything but out of step when children at an orphanage welcomed her...
Oct 05, 2018
Ben Affleck posts about substance abuse treatment
LOS ANGELES - Ben Affleck says battling addiction is “a lifelong and difficult struggle.” The actor posted on Instagram Thursday that he has completed a 40-day stay at a treatment centre f...
Oct 05, 2018