Category Archives: World
Cardinal: Nicaragua talks at impasse, suspended indefinitely
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Talks broke down Wednesday between President Daniel Ortega’s government and opposition and civic groups on resolving weeks of unrest in which dozens of people were killed. T...
May 23, 2018
Acclaimed Nigerian author speaks at Harvard Class Day
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has addressed Harvard University’s graduates at the school’s annual pre-commencement Class Day festivities. She was se...
May 23, 2018
Teacher's win in Kentucky points to November potential
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Teachers across the country have left their classrooms this spring to protest at state capitols, closing schools to win pay raises and better funding in mostly Republican-controlled s...
May 23, 2018
Lenny Dykstra accused of putting gun to Uber driver's head
LINDEN, N.J. - Former baseball star Lenny Dykstra put a gun to the head of an Uber driver when the driver declined to change the trip’s destination, police said the driver told them Wednesday. D...
May 23, 2018
Deadliest Catch' star pleads guilty to misdemeanour assault
SEATTLE - Celebrity crab-boat captain Sig Hansen has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour charge that he spat on an Uber driver last year in Seattle. The Seattle Times reports (https://bit.ly/2s3scWE) the...
May 23, 2018
Aaron Hernandez fiancée announces she's expecting a baby
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The former fiance of the late NFL player Aaron Hernandez says she is expecting a baby. Shayanna Jenkins Hernandez made the announcement in a post on Instagram on Tuesday. She says s...
May 23, 2018
Julia Louis-Dreyfus to receive Mark Twain Prize
WASHINGTON - Julia Louis-Dreyfus is being honoured with the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for a lifetime in comedy. The veteran actress and comedian will be the 21st recipient of the Twain p...
May 23, 2018
Kushner given security clearance after background check
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has been granted a security clearance after a lengthy background check, a move that ensures the key White House adviser with a br...
May 23, 2018
Foam rubber gold bars fool man who burglarized Michigan shop
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Fake promotional gold bars apparently appeared so much like the real thing that someone broke into a western Michigan flooring shop to take them. WXMI-TV reports Old to Gold Hard...
May 23, 2018
Michael Jackson estate slams ABC TV special on his last days
LOS ANGELES - The Michael Jackson estate is objecting to an ABC TV special airing Thursday on the end of the life of the late King of Pop, calling it a crass attempt to exploit Jackson without respect...
May 23, 2018