Category Archives: World
Thailand keeping 'The Beach' of movie fame closed for rehab
BANGKOK - Authorities in Thailand said they have decided to indefinitely extend the closure of a beautiful bay made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie “The Beach” until it recovers from...
Oct 03, 2018
Hot metal: Electrics, SUVs and supercars mingle in Paris
PARIS - A wildly expensive supercar from Bugatti. A one-seater retro Ferrari with a giant engine. And, notwithstanding the buzz over electrics, a big, seven-seat luxury Mercedes-Benz SUV with a powerf...
Oct 03, 2018
US terminates 1955 treaty with Iran after UN court ruling
WASHINGTON - In response to a U.N. court order that the U.S. lift sanctions on Iran, the Trump administration said Wednesday it was terminating a decades-old treaty affirming friendly relations betwee...
Oct 03, 2018
Michigan, company reach oil pipeline deal
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration and Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge have agreed to replace twin 65-year-old crude oil pipes in a channel linking two of the Gre...
Oct 03, 2018
US services firms grew at a record pace in September
WASHINGTON - U.S. services firms expanded at a record pace last month, stepping up production and hiring, in another sign of strength for the American economy. The Institute for Supply Management, a t...
Oct 03, 2018
Jackman, Blunt among those to be honoured at SCAD's film fest
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Hugh Jackman and Emily Blunt are among the stars being awarded at the 21st annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival. The Savannah Morning News reports that Jackman will receive the Savannah ...
Oct 03, 2018
Community commits $90,000 for Little Richard's boyhood home
MACON, Ga. - Little Richard’s hometown in Georgia has committed $90,000 to help open a community resource centre at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee’s boyhood home. The Macon-Bibb C...
Oct 03, 2018
'Roseanne' cast looks ahead to 'The Conners'
LOS ANGELES - Cast members of the “Roseanne” revival are looking forward to their spinoff “The Conners.” Sara Gilbert, John Goodman and Laurie Metcalf discuss Roseanne BarrR...
Oct 03, 2018
Proposed rule change worries some about radiation regulation
WASHINGTON - The EPA is pursuing rule changes that experts say would weaken the way radiation exposure is regulated, turning to scientific outliers who argue that a bit of radiation damage is actually...
Oct 03, 2018
Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser he had called credible witness
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. - President Donald Trump ignited a crowd at a campaign rally in Mississippi by mocking a woman who has claimed she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh deca...
Oct 03, 2018