Category Archives: World
Plane that crashed in Mumbai, killing 5, was under repair
MUMBAI, India - A small plane that crashed into a construction site in India’s financial capital of Mumbai, killing five people, was not certified as airworthy and was undergoing major repairs a...
Jun 29, 2018
Social media played big role during, after attack on paper
BALTIMORE - Amid a devastating attack that killed five people at a historic Maryland newspaper, journalists at the paper took to social media to seek help and report on the fatal shooting. In the imme...
Jun 29, 2018
Bali airport closed as Agung volcano gushes column of ash
DENPASAR, Indonesia - The Indonesian tourist island of Bali closed its international airport Friday, stranding thousands of travellers, as the Mount Agung volcano gushed a 2,500-meter (8,200-feet) col...
Jun 28, 2018
Hemingway's life and legacy inspire new JFK Museum display
BOSTON - A new Ernest Hemingway exhibition puts a fresh spin on the author’s colorful life and legacy by displaying his own books and belongings alongside pop culture items from his time. “...
Jun 28, 2018
Cyndi Lauper unveils report on LGBTQ youth homelessness
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Years before reaching pop music stardom, Cyndi Lauper was down on her luck, broke and homeless. She was in her late teens and ready to move out of her family’s house, bu...
Jun 28, 2018
Writers, other notables react to the death of Harlan Ellison
Stephen King, Neil Gaiman and other notables react to the death of writer Harlan Ellison: “Harlan Ellison: There was no one quite like him in American letters, and never will be. Angry, funny, e...
Jun 28, 2018
The Latest: APME to support Capital Gazette reporters
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Latest on shootings at The Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland (all times local): 10:45 p.m. The Associated Press Media Editors have promised to help Capital Gazette journalists...
Jun 28, 2018
4 journalists, sales assistant killed at Maryland newspaper
Four journalists and a sales assistant were killed Thursday in a shooting at a Maryland newspaper. Authorities said the gunman entered the Capital Gazette in Annapolis and “looked for his victim...
Jun 28, 2018
'Deadliest Catch' star gets probation in Uber driver assault
SEATTLE - Celebrity crab-boat captain Sig Hansen has been sentenced to probation for spitting on an Uber driver last year in Seattle. The Seattle Times reports the 52-year-old “Deadliest Catch&#...
Jun 28, 2018
Jackson family thanks fans for support as patriarch grieved
LOS ANGELES - The Jackson family is thanking the public for its support as they grieve the death of patriarch Joe Jackson. The family that includes Janet, Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon and Tito Jackson rel...
Jun 28, 2018