Category Archives: World
Alec Baldwin to speak at New Hampshire Democrats' dinner
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Alec Baldwin will be the keynote speaker at the New Hampshire Democratic Party’s annual fall fundraising dinner. The actor, who won an Emmy last year for his portrayal of Pres...
Aug 30, 2018
Franklin's casket moved from museum that hosted viewings
DETROIT - Aretha Franklin’s body has been transported from a Detroit museum that hosted two days of public viewings of the Queen of Soul, the next step in a journey leading up to her funeral on ...
Aug 30, 2018
Internal strife put aside as Miss America hopefuls arrive
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The official arrival of the 51 hopefuls vying for the title of Miss America went off Thursday without direct mention of the recent public tensions between the reigning titleholde...
Aug 30, 2018
3 members of Nobel literature prize body to return
COPENHAGEN - Three members who quit the prestigious body that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature amid a scandal and internal feud are returning to the Swedish Academy, saying differences with a memb...
Aug 30, 2018
NCAA finds no rules violations in Nassar scandal
The NCAA cleared Michigan State University of any rules infractions in the Larry Nassar sexual-assault scandal, the school announced Thursday. The school released a letter from Jonathan Duncan, the NC...
Aug 30, 2018
'Sons of Anarchy' spinoff 'Mayans M.C.' tackles border world
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - When “Sons of Anarchy” debuted in 2008, creator Kurt Sutter repeatedly heard the same comparison: it was the poor, white working class version of the HBO mob series, &#...
Aug 30, 2018
Report: Panasonic to move European headquarters out of UK
LONDON - Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has become the latest company to announce plans to move its European headquarters out of Britain ahead of Brexit. The Nikkei Asian Review newspaper report...
Aug 30, 2018
US consumer spending up a solid 0.4 per cent in July
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer spending rose a solid 0.4 per cent in July, the sixth straight month of healthy gains. At the same time, a key gauge of inflation posted its sharpest annual gain in six year...
Aug 30, 2018
Prince Harry, Meghan join Lin-Manuel Miranda at 'Hamilton'
LONDON - Prince Harry sang and joked with Lin-Manuel Miranda on the stage of “Hamilton,” after he and his wife Meghan joined audiences for a gala charity performance of the smash-hit music...
Aug 30, 2018
London Film Festival unveils lineup; 1 in 3 films by women
LONDON - More than a third of films at this year’s London Film Festival were directed by women, organizers said Thursday as they revealed the schedule for the October movie extravaganza. The fes...
Aug 30, 2018