Category Archives: World
DeLorean widow sues for 'Back to the Future' payments
NEWARK, N.J. - The widow of maverick automaker John DeLorean alleges a Texas company has illegally received money from the “Back to the Future” movies that used his iconic car. The car was...
Apr 25, 2018
ConocoPhillips wins $2 billion arbitration against Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela - ConocoPhillips said it won a $2 billion arbitration award against Venezuela’s state oil company, compounding the financial woes of the socialist-run nation as it struggles t...
Apr 25, 2018
'BlacKkKlansman' star hopes Lee film starts a conversation
LAS VEGAS - Denzel Washington’s son John David Washington has technically worked with Spike Lee before. When he was 7-years-old he had a bit part in “Malcolm X,” which his dad starre...
Apr 25, 2018
TV reporter charged in ballpark punch no longer at station
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee television reporter charged with a felony for allegedly hitting another reporter at a Brewers baseball game is no longer with the station. WITI-TV reported in a story about its...
Apr 25, 2018
Comcast challenges Murdoch with rival bid for UK-based Sky
LONDON - U.S. media giant Comcast on Wednesday offered 22 billion pounds ($30.7 billion) for Sky PLC, topping a bid from Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox and setting up a bidding war for Britai...
Apr 25, 2018
Lawyers say others were hurt in Copperfield illusion show
LAS VEGAS - Lawyers for a British tourist who claims he was badly hurt taking part in an illusion by Las Vegas Strip headliner David Copperfield told a judge on Wednesday that they’ve found thre...
Apr 25, 2018
Alexa, make my kid polite: Echo to get child-friendly update
NEW YORK - Alexa’s new missions: encourage kids to ask questions more politely, and get them to bed on time. The voice assistant that lives inside Amazon’s Echo speakers will soon thank ki...
Apr 25, 2018
For Trump lookalike, crops mean more than social media fame
MADRID - A woman in Spain has found unexpected fame on social media after many found she bore a striking resemblance to U.S. President Donald Trump. A journalist reporting on farming in northwestern S...
Apr 25, 2018
Fats, food and fun: 1st weekend of Jazz Fest kicks off
NEW ORLEANS - Thousands of people are converging on the Crescent City this week for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The festival takes place over two weekends at the city’s Fair Gr...
Apr 25, 2018
3 days after fatal shootings, Tennessee Waffle House reopens
NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Waffle House where four people were fatally shot reopened Wednesday amid tears and solemn remembrance of the dead, as the company said it will donate a month of the restauran...
Apr 25, 2018