Category Archives: World
Ashley Judd sues Weinstein saying he wrecked her career
LOS ANGELES - Ashley Judd sued Harvey Weinstein on Monday, saying the former movie mogul hurt her acting career in retaliation for her rejecting his sexual advances. In the lawsuit filed in Los Angele...
Apr 30, 2018
California shop cranks classical music to dissuade loitering
MODESTO, Calif. - A 7-Eleven in California has found a way to keep people from panhandling and loitering outside the store: crank up classical music. Sukhi Sandhu, who owns the franchise in Modesto, s...
Apr 30, 2018
Exhibit showcasing Stanley Kubrick's photography set to open
NEW YORK - A new museum exhibit opening this week in New York City will focus on the early photography work of film director Stanley Kubrick. The New York Times reports the Museum of the City of New Y...
Apr 30, 2018
'Hamilton' actor criticizes Utah crowd's use of phones
SALT LAKE CITY - The lead actor in a production of the Tony Award-winning musical Hamilton has called out Salt Lake City theatre-goers who pulled out their cellphones during performances in Utah. Soon...
Apr 30, 2018
Bombardier confirms its Russian offices were visited by customs officials
MONTREAL - Bombardier Inc. said Monday that the offices of its Russian railway joint venture were visited earlier this month by the country’s authorities, several months after a published report...
Apr 30, 2018
Welcome to the partisan fury, Michelle Wolf
NEW YORK - White House Correspondents Association roaster Michelle Wolf joins a club with the likes of Kathy Griffin, Stormy Daniels and David Hogg - little-known or unknown figures who suddenly becam...
Apr 30, 2018
A bridge too low: Tall trucks threaten historic Georgia link
SMYRNA, Ga. - A historic covered bridge near Atlanta that was rebuilt after being burned down during the Civil War now faces a different foe: GPS systems. WABE-FM reports that five vehicles since Dece...
Apr 30, 2018
Sleeping black bear comes down from tree near home
PARAMUS, N.J. - A black bear that was spotted sleeping in a tree near a New Jersey home has come down. The Paramus (puh-RAM’-uhs) Police Department wrote on its Facebook page Monday night that o...
Apr 30, 2018
Cyborg-lit: Book about transhumanism wins Wellcome prize
LONDON - A book that explores the quest to defeat death with technology has won Britain’s medically themed Wellcome Book Prize. Mark O’Connell’s “To Be a Machine” beat fi...
Apr 30, 2018
Who knew Jersey and New Jersey were different places?
BOSTON - An American college student who didn’t know the difference between the U.S. state of New Jersey and the British Channel Island of Jersey is clear about the distinction now. Joe Hill, of...
Apr 30, 2018