Category Archives: World
Rascals' guitarist Cornish recovering from on-stage collapse
BILLINGS, Mont. - A publicist says Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Gene Cornish of The Rascals is in good spirits at a Montana hospital after collapsing during a concert. Melissa Kucirek says t...
Sep 09, 2018
With 'The Nun,' Warner Bros.' box office streak continues
LOS ANGELES - The horror movie “The Nun” has topped the domestic box office in its first weekend, scoring a best for the “Conjuring” franchise and another win for Warner Bros. ...
Sep 09, 2018
1 dead, at least 37 hurt in crush at Madagascar-Senegal game
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar - One person died and at least 37 were injured in a crush Sunday before an African Cup of Nations soccer qualifier in Madagascar involving Sadio Mane’s Senegal team. The...
Sep 09, 2018
JFK house celebrates Rosemary Kennedy's 100th birthday.
BROOKLINE, Mass. - The boyhood home of President John F. Kennedy in Massachusetts is celebrating the 100th birthday of his oldest sister, Rosemary Kennedy. The John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Histori...
Sep 09, 2018
For black women at church, it's more than the Aretha eulogy
DETROIT - A black pastor’s controversial eulogy at Aretha Franklin’s funeral laid bare before the world what black women say they have experienced for generations: sexism and inequality in...
Sep 09, 2018
Sweden's ruling party hits election low as far right grows
STOCKHOLM - Voters handed Sweden’s ruling party its worst-ever election result Sunday and delivered a parallel lift to a far-right party with white supremacist roots, leaving the ideological out...
Sep 09, 2018
Calm returns to Iraq's Basra after week of violent protests
BASRA, Iraq - A sense of calm returned to Iraq’s southern city of Basra on Sunday after a week of violent protests over unemployment and poor public services that left at least 15 people dead an...
Sep 09, 2018
North Korea uses 70th anniversary to push economy, not nukes
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - North Korea held a major military parade and revived its iconic mass games to celebrate its 70th anniversary, but in keeping with leader Kim J...
Sep 08, 2018
A model with Down syndrome fulfills her fashion week dream
NEW YORK - Marian Avila, a 21-year-old Spanish model with Down syndrome, fulfilled her dream to walk at New York Fashion Week thanks to an Atlanta designer she met through the magic of social media. A...
Sep 08, 2018
Powerful hurricane could be headed to southeast US
ATLANTA - The U.S. East Coast could be hit with a powerful hurricane next week as Tropical Storm Florence continues to strengthen as it moves toward the mainland, forecasters said Saturday. Florence i...
Sep 08, 2018