Category Archives: World
Sons of Apollo Creed and Ivan Drago face off in 'Creed II'
LOS ANGELES - The sons of Apollo Creed and Ivan Drago will pick up where their fathers left off more than 30 years ago. MGM and Warner Bros. Pictures on Wednesday released the first trailer for “...
Jun 20, 2018
Apple signs deal with Sesame Workshop for kids' shows
LOS ANGELES - Apple is getting into business with the prestigious Sesame Workshop. Apple said Wednesday it has given a multiple-series order to the non-profit organization. The shows will be part of a...
Jun 20, 2018
Police: Thief tried paying waitress with her own stolen card
PINE BLUFF, Ark. - Authorities say an Arkansas thief got his just deserts when he tried to pay for a meal using the waitress’ stolen credit card. Police spokesman Lt. David De Foor said in a new...
Jun 20, 2018
Film starring Kevin Spacey to be released in August
NEW YORK - Kevin Spacey was erased from “All the Money in the World” and booted from “House of Cards,” but a movie starring the disgraced actor is going forward with a summer r...
Jun 20, 2018
Council of Europe asks Russia to release jailed filmmaker
MOSCOW - The head of Europe’s human rights body is calling on Russia to release an imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker who has been on hunger strike for a month. Thorbjorn Jagland, secretary of the C...
Jun 20, 2018
Beer may lack fizz in Europe amid carbon dioxide shortage
LONDON - No beer at this time of year? A British trade group says there’s a shortage of carbon dioxide in Northern Europe, sparking fears that drinks may lack fizz just as thirsty soccer fans fi...
Jun 20, 2018
Kate Spade Foundation to donate $1M for suicide prevention
NEW YORK - Kate Spade New York has announced plans to donate $1 million to support suicide prevention and mental health awareness causes in tribute to the company’s late founder. To start, the c...
Jun 20, 2018
Eva Longoria gives birth to first child, a son
LOS ANGELES - Eva Longoria is a mom. The actress and husband Jose “Pepe” Baston welcomed Santiago Enrique Baston into the world on Tuesday. They say they are so grateful “for this be...
Jun 20, 2018
Video shows headless rattlesnake striking man
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - An Alabama man who shot a rattlesnake got a surprise when the headless reptile tried to bite him long after he thought it should be dead. Billy Forbus tells WSFA-TV he saw the snake...
Jun 20, 2018
In reversal, Trump orders halt to his family separation rule
WASHINGTON - Bowing to pressure from anxious allies, President Donald Trump abruptly reversed himself Wednesday and signed an executive order halting his administration’s policy of separating ch...
Jun 20, 2018