Category Archives: World
Palace: Prince William to be best man at Harry's wedding
LONDON - It’s a family affair: Britain’s royal officials say Prince Harry has asked elder brother Prince William to be best man at his wedding next month. Kensington Palace said Thursday t...
Apr 26, 2018
Brussels university honours director Loach despite critics
BRUSSELS - The Brussels ULB university honoured British director Ken Loach with a special doctorate on Thursday despite veiled criticism from Prime Minister Charles Michel and outspoken rebukes from J...
Apr 26, 2018
Toddler Alfie Evans' parents say they'll work with doctors
LONDON - The father of terminally ill toddler Alfie Evans said Thursday that he would work with doctors to give his son “dignity and comfort,” as he called for a truce in a divisive case t...
Apr 26, 2018
Member of Japan pop group Tokio apologizes for kissing girl
TOKYO - A member of the popular Japanese male pop group Tokio apologized Thursday for forcibly kissing a teenage girl at his home. Tatsuya Yamaguchi, 46, said he would suspend work with the band and o...
Apr 26, 2018
Patton Oswalt credits late wife in Golden State Killer case
LOS ANGELES - “You did it, Michelle.” Comedian Patton Oswalt proudly and tenderly spoke those words to his late wife in an Instagram video on Wednesday. Finally, an arrest had been made in...
Apr 26, 2018
Arizona's only black legislators chastised after race talk
PHOENIX - The only two black members of the Arizona Legislature were formally chastised for speaking out against a Republican lawmaker’s published column, which included a racial slur and they s...
Apr 25, 2018
'The real Bill Cosby': Comedian convicted of sexual assault
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - After decades of whispers, lawsuits, investigations and close calls - and a multitude of women who lost hope anyone would ever believe their word against that of America’s Dad ...
Apr 25, 2018
Uma Thurman, Patty Griffin among readers at poetry tribute
NEW YORK - Actresses Uma Thurman and Christine Lahti (LAH’-tee) were among the readers and Grammy winner Patty Griffin performed a new song during a poetry tribute in New York City. Presented by...
Apr 25, 2018
With Cruise, 'A Quiet Place,' Paramount ready for a comeback
LAS VEGAS - Paramount Pictures is ready for its comeback story. On Wednesday at the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas, studio chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos announced a sequel to the breakthrough thr...
Apr 25, 2018
Venues reject Cynthia Nixon campaign event. She blames Cuomo
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Cynthia Nixon thinks Andrew Cuomo was behind the refusal by two venues to host her campaign’s first stop in the state’s second-largest city. The Democratic candidate for Ne...
Apr 25, 2018