Category Archives: World
Eritrea's leader visits Ethiopia as dramatic thaw continues
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - To dancing and cheers, Eritrea’s longtime president arrived in Ethiopia for his first visit in 22 years on Saturday amid a dramatic diplomatic thaw between the once-bitte...
Jul 14, 2018
Israel exchanges intense fire with Hamas militants in Gaza
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military carried out its largest airstrike campaign in Gaza since the 2014 war Saturday as Hamas militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel throughout the day, threatening t...
Jul 13, 2018
Teen fatally shot by deputies outside Minnesota home
CHANHASSEN, Minn. - A 16-year-old boy who was reportedly suicidal and threatening his mother with knives and a baseball bat was fatally shot Friday by sheriff’s deputies who were called to the f...
Jul 13, 2018
Awkward timing for Russia probe indictments
WASHINGTON - Awkward timing. The Justice Department announced new indictments in the Russia probe Friday just as President Donald Trump was meeting Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle. Most cable new...
Jul 13, 2018
Scarlett Johansson pulls out of trans drama after backlash
NEW YORK - Scarlett Johansson has pulled out of the film “Rub & Tug” after her plans to portray a transgender man prompted a backlash. In a statement to Out.com on Friday, Johansson sa...
Jul 13, 2018
After Trump's tumult, time for tea with the queen
WINDSOR, England - And then, after all the diplomatic tumult, it was time to sip tea with the queen. President Donald Trump took a break from his sparring with U.S. allies and the press on Friday to e...
Jul 13, 2018
Demonstrators mock Donald Trump; protest his visit to the UK
LONDON - Thousands crammed the streets of central London on Friday to vent their anger over Donald Trump’s first official visit to Britain, blowing horns, waving banners and hoisting a bright or...
Jul 13, 2018
2 purported sons of Charles Manson out of battle over estate
LOS ANGELES - Two men who claimed the most direct line of descent to murder mastermind Charles Manson were eliminated Friday from the bitter battle over his estate. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ...
Jul 13, 2018
Corporations market at World Cup despite absence of US
MOSCOW - Budweiser has a boat on the Moscow River and a disco. Coke set up an interactive sculpture-video installation in Gorky Park and entertained 5,000 guests during the monthlong tournament. Visa ...
Jul 13, 2018
UK: Man gets life in prison for promoting Prince George plot
LONDON - An alleged Islamic State group supporter who encouraged attacks on 4-year-old Prince George of Britain has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 25 years. Husnain Rashid maintain...
Jul 13, 2018