Category Archives: World

OKLAHOMA CITY - A proposed $6.95 million settlement would end a lawsuit alleging the co-founders of Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy conspired to rig bids on leases for land to explore for oil an...

NEW YORK - The Wall Street Journal is reporting that CBS chief Les Moonves is negotiating with independent directors of CBS’ board for a possible exit. CBS has appointed two law firms to investi...

LOS ANGELES - The idea to hand out a popular film Oscar has been shelved for now following widespread backlash, but film academy president John Bailey says that the new category was well-intentioned i...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Country singer and “The Voice” star Blake Shelton has been appointed to the board of a foundation that will raise money for wildlife conservation in his home state of Oklah...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A sarcastic sign in the window of a Connecticut restaurant asking people not to let their dogs pee on the eatery’s outside flower pot has earned the owner a $250 fine. Duc Ngu...

SAPPORO, Japan - A powerful earthquake Thursday on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido triggered dozens of landslides that crushed houses under torrents of dirt, rocks and timber, promp...

WASHINGTON - Pushing back against explosive reports his own administration is conspiring against him, President Donald Trump lashed out against the anonymous senior official who wrote a New York Times...

GUCHENG, China - They were the first photos Marip Lu had ever taken of her son, and it broke her heart to think they might be the last. The little boy was standing in their living room in rural China ...

NEW YORK - A lawsuit against the New York City Ballet charges that the company tolerated a “fraternity-like” atmosphere where male dancers abused women and shared nude photos of female dan...

KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan pop star-turned-lawmaker Bobi Wine said on Thursday he would return to Uganda to continue his struggle on behalf of “the oppressed” after allegedly being tortured...