Category Archives: World
Victims of Waffle House shooting include student, rapper
NASHVILLE - The victims of the Waffle House shooting in Tennessee on Sunday morning were all in their 20s. They include a college student, an aspiring rapper and music producer, and a restaurant emplo...
Apr 23, 2018
Colorado Supreme Court knocks US Rep. Lamborn off ballot
DENVER - Colorado’s Supreme Court on Monday knocked six-term U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn from his party’s primary, saying the Colorado Springs Republican didn’t collect enough valid voter...
Apr 23, 2018
Missouri lawmaker won't resign over calls to radio show
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Democratic Missouri state lawmaker on Monday said he won’t step down despite facing backlash for repeatedly calling into a radio program whose host has been criticized fo...
Apr 23, 2018
Jury: Atlanta attorney who shot wife guilty of murder
ATLANTA - After telling the judge Monday morning that they were stuck and couldn’t reach a verdict, jurors deliberated a few more hours before deciding that a well-connected Atlanta attorney int...
Apr 23, 2018
TV show host Wilkos could have drunken-driving charge erased
STAMFORD, Conn. - TV talk show host and Jerry Springer protege Steve Wilkos will have a drunken-driving charge erased from his record if he completes Connecticut’s alcohol education program. The...
Apr 23, 2018
Court sides with human in copyright fight over monkey selfie
SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. appeals court on Monday favoured humans over animals in a novel copyright lawsuit filed over a series of entertaining selfies taken by a monkey with a toothy grin. U.S. copyrigh...
Apr 23, 2018
Admiring teen's courage, Dwayne Johnson declines prom invite
STILLWATER, Minn. - An eastern Minnesota teen who asked her celebrity crush Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to prom got a huge surprise when he actually responded. Stillwater Area High School Se...
Apr 23, 2018
Cynthia Nixon joins climate change march, rally
ALBANY, N.Y. - “Sex and the City” star and Democratic candidate for New York governor Cynthia Nixon joined hundreds of environmentalists Monday for a march and rally protesting incumbent A...
Apr 23, 2018
Trump, Macron make a show as best buds but tussle over Iran
WASHINGTON - With exaggerated handshakes and a pair of kisses, President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron professed a sunny, best-friends relationship Tuesday, even as the two allies ...
Apr 23, 2018
Director Oliver Stone reportedly in Iran for movie festival
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian media say American movie director Oliver Stone is in Tehran to attend an international film festival. Monday’s report by the semi-official Tasnim news agency says Stone br...
Apr 23, 2018