Category Archives: World

EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern University has revoked the honorary degree it awarded Bill Cosby two decades ago -the first time the school has taken such a step in its 167-year history. In a news relea...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A federal judge on Monday again blocked Arkansas from enforcing a law that critics say makes the state the first in the nation to effectively ban abortion pills. U.S. District Judg...

LOS ANGELES - Disney and Pixar’s record-breaking opening of “Incredibles 2” is even bigger than initially expected. According to final totals Monday from the studios, the animated se...

NEW YORK - Bail was revoked Monday for the promoter of a failed music festival on a Bahamian island by a judge who called him a flight risk and a nonviolent danger to the community. U.S. District Judg...

NASHVILLE - A woman has been ordered to pay more than $200,000 to her ex-boyfriend for sabotaging his opportunity at a prestigious scholarship because she didn’t want him to leave. Eric Abramovi...

LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Democratic lobbyist has been convicted of bribing Kentucky’s No. 2 law enforcement officer in a case voters are likely to see in political ads for next year’s race for g...

COPENHAGEN - Swedish police say several people were injured when shots were fired Monday in Malmo, Sweden’s third-largest city. Swedish news agency TT said the incident happened in Malmo just af...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Gov. Mike Parson appointed state Senate Majority Floor Leader Mike Kehoe to be the new lieutenant governor on Monday, despite some legal uncertainty about whether he has...

WASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Board is sending an investigator look into a Tesla battery fire in Southern California. The specialist will observe Tesla’s examination of the Mod...

LONDON - British writer Geraldine McCaughrean on Monday won the prestigious Carnegie Medal for children’s literature for “Where the World Ends.” McCaughrean was named the winner for ...