Category Archives: World
Alfie Evans, toddler at centre of legal storm, laid to rest
LONDON - Hundreds of mourners have gathered in Liverpool to say goodbye to Alfie Evans, the British toddler whose parents fought an unsuccessful legal battle to keep him on life support. People applau...
May 14, 2018
Bee on the lookout: Georgia keeper stung by $20K hive heist
LULA, Ga. - A Georgia beekeeper says thieves stole dozens of hives, taking off with up to $20,000 worth of equipment. Don Kuchenmeister tells WSB-TV the hives disappeared Sunday morning. With more tha...
May 14, 2018
Law professor takes up appeal for ex-NFL player's killer
GRETNA, La. - A law professor is taking up the appeal of the man convicted of manslaughter in the 2016 road-rage shooting death of former NFL running back Joe McKnight. Loyola University’s Dane ...
May 14, 2018
Lincoln museum to sell Marilyn dress, photos to repay loan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The foundation that supports the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is selling a black dress once owned by movie star Marilyn Monroe to raise funds to repay a loan use...
May 14, 2018
Markle to spend wedding eve at hotel tied to Profumo scandal
LONDON - Meghan Markle will spend the night before her wedding to Prince Harry at a country hotel famed for its role in a 1960s scandal that shook Britain’s political and social elite. Kensingto...
May 14, 2018
Snoopy joining Sony? Electronics maker buying Peanuts stake
TOKYO - Snoopy may be joining Sony. Japanese electronics maker Sony Corp. said Monday that it is buying a stake in Peanuts Holdings, the company behind Snoopy and Charlie Brown. Sony Music Entertainme...
May 14, 2018
Cannes' leaders sign pledge to improve gender equality
CANNES, France - The leaders of the Cannes Film Festival have signed a gender equality pledge promising to make their selection process more transparent and to push their executive boards toward gende...
May 14, 2018
Fox to add Tim Allen's 'Last Man Standing' to fall lineup
NEW YORK - Tim Allen’s “Last Man Standing,” cancelled last year by ABC, is being resurrected by Fox next season because it’s a “great comedy” and not as a conservat...
May 14, 2018
European spy chiefs warn of hybrid threats from Russia, IS
BERLIN - European intelligence chiefs warned Monday that Russia is actively seeking to undermine their democracies by disinformation, cyberattacks and more traditional means of espionage. The heads of...
May 14, 2018
French trains widely disrupted as rolling strikes resume
PARIS - French train traffic is widely disrupted as rail workers prepare to hold a union vote on the government’s plan to revamp the national railway company SNCF. Rail workers resumed Monday ro...
May 14, 2018