Category Archives: World
Police: Texas mall robbery suspects nabbed; no shots fired
MCALLEN, Texas - Glass cases being smashed during an attempted robbery Saturday at a jewelry store in a popular Texas mall were misconstrued as gunfire and sent people running for the exits, authoriti...
Jul 28, 2018
An enchanting opportunity: longtime magic lover to study in England
HALIFAX - It’s not quite an acceptance letter to Hogwarts, but for Samuel Gillis Hogan, it’s the next best thing. After a lifelong passion for the supernatural, Gillis Hogan of Wolfville, ...
Jul 28, 2018
New England senators seek to designate National Lobster Day
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - U.S. senators from New England want to grant the lobster another national day of celebration. They’ve introduced a resolution to again designate Sept. 25 as National Lobster D...
Jul 28, 2018
Funeral held for last 5 of 9 relatives killed in sinking
INDIANAPOLIS - An Indiana family that lost nine relatives in the sinking of a duck boat on a Missouri lake was held up as an inspiration Saturday as hundreds of people gathered in their memory. Gov. E...
Jul 28, 2018
Black man accuses Sean Spicer of hurling racial slur at him
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. - A black man yelled at former White House press secretary Sean Spicer in a bookstore and accused Spicer of calling him a racial slur when they were students at a prep school decades ...
Jul 28, 2018
Pakistan: Khan's party says it got the support to form gov't
ISLAMABAD - The party of cricket star Imran Khan on Saturday claimed it had acquired the support of the lawmakers required to form a coalition government after winning this week’s polls, as a se...
Jul 28, 2018
Pope accepts resignation of McCarrick after sex abuse claims
VATICAN CITY - In a move seen as unprecedented, Pope Francis has effectively stripped U.S. prelate Theodore McCarrick of his cardinal’s title following allegations of sexual abuse, including one...
Jul 28, 2018
Egypt court sentences 75 to death over 2013 sit-in
CAIRO - An Egyptian court sentenced 75 people to death on Saturday, including top figures of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, for their involvement in a 2013 sit-in, state media reported. The Ca...
Jul 28, 2018
Will Smith, Kirsten Dunst add new YouTube Originals fare
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Will Smith, Jordan Peele, Kirsten Dunst and Robert Downey Jr. are part of YouTube Original’s new show line-up. YouTube said Friday that in “Will Smith: The Jump,...
Jul 27, 2018
Police say 'suspicious item' at Trump Tower deemed safe
NEW YORK - Police say suspicious items found inside Trump Tower have been determined to be harmless. The New York Police Department’s counterterrorism chief, James Waters, said Friday on Twitter...
Jul 27, 2018