Category Archives: World
Kansas militia members convicted of Somali refugee bomb plot
WICHITA, Kan. - Three Kansas militia members were convicted Wednesday of plotting to bomb a mosque and apartment complex housing Somali refugees, an attack thwarted by another member of the group who ...
Apr 18, 2018
Simply the best? UK critics praise Tina Turner stage musical
LONDON - British theatre critics on Wednesday praised a new stage musical about the life of Tina Turner - one that also has the approval of the star herself. Turner was in the audience for the opening...
Apr 18, 2018
A look at Bill Cosby's testimony about quaaludes
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Jurors at Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial on Wednesday heard his damaging testimony about giving a sedative to women before sex. Cosby, who was deposed in 2005 and 2006 as ...
Apr 18, 2018
Largest maker of bump stocks will stop accepting orders
LOS ANGELES - The largest manufacturer of bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms, announced Wednesday that it will stop taking orders and shut down its...
Apr 18, 2018
Queen to welcome Commonwealth leaders as group seeks mission
LONDON - The flags of more than 50 nations are flying outside Buckingham Palace as Queen Elizabeth II prepares to welcome leaders from the Commonwealth, an international club with an eclectic membersh...
Apr 18, 2018
Prosecutor: Prince thought he was taking common painkiller
MINNEAPOLIS - Prince thought he was taking a common painkiller but instead ingested a counterfeit pill that he probably did not know contained fentanyl, a Minnesota prosecutor said Thursday as he anno...
Apr 18, 2018
Excavator blamed for island-wide blackout in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday after an excavator accidentally downed a transmission line, officials said, as the U.S. territory struggles to repair an in...
Apr 18, 2018
420's long, strange trip to pot holiday began in California
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - Friday is April 20, or 4/20. That’s the numerical code for marijuana’s high holiday, a homage to pot’s enduring appeal and universal slang for smoking. Festiviti...
Apr 18, 2018
Lithuanian claims pedophile ring in extradition
CHICAGO - A former Lithuanian judge and parliamentarian jailed in Chicago at her homeland’s request fears death if she’s extradited because she helped expose a network of influential pedop...
Apr 18, 2018
Korean leaders can discuss peace, but can't end Korean War
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - President Donald Trump has given his “blessing” for North and South Korea to discuss the end of the Korean War amid a diplomatic push to end the North Korean nu...
Apr 18, 2018