Category Archives: World
Judge blocks transfer of US citizen with ties to IS group
WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Thursday blocked the government from transferring an American citizen accused of fighting with Islamic State militants to Saudi Arabia, meaning he will stay for now in ...
Apr 20, 2018
Investigation says Prince was isolated, addicted and in pain
MINNEAPOLIS - After Prince had to be revived from a drug overdose a week before his death, one friend told the musical superstar that he needed to stop taking painkillers. But Prince said he couldn...
Apr 20, 2018
Authorities say motive in deputy killings may never be known
TRENTON, Fla. - Investigators in Florida say they may never know why a man – a recluse from a rural farm community who rarely ventured into town – killed two sheriff’s deputies while...
Apr 20, 2018
Rohingya refugees rescued after drifting at sea for 9 days
BIREUEN, Indonesia - A Rohingya Muslim man among a group of 76 rescued in a wooden boat in Indonesian waters says they were at sea for nine days after leaving Myanmar, where the minority group faces i...
Apr 20, 2018
Wenger stuns Arsenal team by quitting after almost 22 years
LONDON - Arsene Wenger gathered his Arsenal players to drop a bombshell before training on Friday morning. After almost 22 years in charge of the north London club, the manager was leaving. “We ...
Apr 20, 2018
Koreas set up 1st hotline between leaders ahead of summit
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North and South Korea installed the first-ever telephone hotline between their leaders Friday as they prepare for a rare summit next week aimed at resolving the nuclear sta...
Apr 20, 2018
Natalie Portman addresses snub of 'Jewish Nobel,' backlash
JERUSALEM - Actress Natalie Portman has snubbed a prestigious prize known as the “Jewish Nobel,” saying she did not want her attendance to be seen as an endorsement of Israeli Prime Minist...
Apr 20, 2018
Basque militant group ETA: 'We really are sorry'
MADRID - The Basque militant group ETA on Friday offered an unprecedented apology for the pain caused during its more than four decades of armed campaign for independence from Spain and France, and vo...
Apr 20, 2018
Cosby lawyers want jurors to hear from accuser's confidante
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Bill Cosby’s lawyers are scrambling to make sure jurors at his sexual assault retrial hear from accuser Andrea Constand’s confidante before deliberations get underway nex...
Apr 19, 2018
Bette Midler to return to 'Hello, Dolly' for a summer run
NEW YORK - Bette Midler is returning to the Tony Award-winning revival of “Hello, Dolly!” Midler left the show in January but The Associated Press has learned she will return on July 17 fo...
Apr 19, 2018