Category Archives: World
Royal wedding dress: Will Meghan go trendy or classic?
LONDON - A dramatic ball gown, or a classic, simple silhouette? Sleeves, or bare shoulders? With less than a month to go until she marries Prince Harry at Windsor Castle on May 19, Meghan Markle most ...
Apr 24, 2018
Man sentenced to 30 years for drive-by killing of toddler
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to the drive-by shooting death of a 2-year-old girl in Little Rock. Deshaun Rushing was charged wit...
Apr 24, 2018
Feb. home prices soar 6.3 pct in a fierce competition to buy
WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices jumped in February as buyers compete fiercely over a dwindling number of properties for sale. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index released Tuesda...
Apr 24, 2018
After close vote, panel sends Pompeo nomination to Senate
WASHINGTON - Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of state, avoided a rare rebuke Monday as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee narrowly recommended him, but the vote se...
Apr 24, 2018
Texas man sentenced to 50 years for $1.2M theft of fajitas
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A Texas man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for stealing $1.2 million worth of fajitas over nine years. Fifty-three-year-old Gilberto Escamilla was sentenced Friday after...
Apr 24, 2018
A tough re-election climate tests the chumminess in Senate
WASHINGTON - In Trump’s Washington, traditions are frail and civility a novelty. But one custom that is hanging on - tattered and tenuously - is an unwritten rule: Don’t work too hard to i...
Apr 24, 2018
Rosenstein puts aside Russia probe to argue at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON - Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein laid aside the stress of one part of his job Monday to put himself in a different kind of pressure cooker: an argument at the Supreme Court. Dressed...
Apr 24, 2018
Armenia's political transition unclear after PM's ouster
YEREVAN, Armenia - The abrupt resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan after two weeks of protests against his rule has caught the opposition off guard: The protesters had focused on driv...
Apr 24, 2018
From 'Jumanji' to Tarantino, Sony teases varied slate
LOS ANGELES - Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman Tom Rothman assured theatre owners Monday that his studio is dedicated to appealing to a range of audiences - from global franchises such as “S...
Apr 24, 2018
AP Explains: Nicaragua pension changes ignite fiery protests
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Nicaragua has been rocked by a week of protests in which over two dozen people have been killed. The protests quickly spread nationwide, with scenes of massive rock throwing, burn...
Apr 24, 2018