Category Archives: World
British man tells Copperfield jury of running before fall
LAS VEGAS - A British tourist told a Nevada jury he was excited to take part in a David Copperfield vanishing act at a Las Vegas show in 2013 and was running around a corner as part of the act when hi...
May 01, 2018
West's wild words stir again: Kanye calls slavery a 'choice'
LOS ANGELES - Before the last one had a chance to simmer down, Kanye West caused another stir, calling American slavery a “choice” in an interview Tuesday. “When you hear about slave...
May 01, 2018
Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon team up to cover royal wedding
LOS ANGELES - Queen Elizabeth may not be pleased, but Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon are putting their own spin on the marriage of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle. Ferrell and Shannon will cover the Lon...
May 01, 2018
Michigan police 'pawfficer' gets name, rank on force
TROY, Mich. - A suburban Detroit police department has created a new rank of “pawfficer” for the cat that has joined the force. The Troy police department announced Tuesday the kitty will ...
May 01, 2018
Bill Cosby judge to weigh publicly disclosing jurors' names
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The judge in the Bill Cosby case is weighing whether to publicly disclose the names of the jurors who convicted the comedian last week on sexual assault charges. Judge Steven O’...
May 01, 2018
TV drama about high court's Ginsburg, O'Connor in the works
LOS ANGELES - A TV drama about the lives and careers of Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg is in the works. A spokeswoman for Alyssa Milano said Tuesday that the actress’ company,...
May 01, 2018
Singer Barry Manilow returns to Vegas for series of shows
LAS VEGAS - Singer Barry Manilow is returning to Las Vegas for shows starting this month at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. Westgate Resorts founder and CEO David Siegel says in a statemen...
May 01, 2018
Nebraska AG sues lawmakers to block subpoena of prisons head
LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska’s attorney general sued 16 state lawmakers on Tuesday to prevent the corrections director from having to testify before a committee about his department’s lethal i...
May 01, 2018
Apple's tax break yields $102 billion boon for shareholders
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Apple’s tax break on its overseas profits is turning into a $102 billion boon for shareholders. The iPhone maker is raising its quarterly dividend by 16 per cent to 73 cents p...
May 01, 2018
Lawsuit accuses Weinstein of assaulting female producer
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted a female employee, threatening her job and future in the industry if she reported anything, and continued the abuse for years, her attorney said in court...
May 01, 2018