Category Archives: World
Barbara Bush brought plainspoken, grandmotherly style to DC
HOUSTON - Barbara Bush didn’t hesitate to tell people that her trademark pearl necklaces were fake. Americans liked that everything else about the snowy-haired first lady was real. The wife of t...
Apr 17, 2018
Steven Spielberg taking on DC Universe film 'Blackhawk'
LOS ANGELES - Steven Spielberg is flying into the DC Universe with the World War II action adventure “Blackhawk.” Warner Bros. Chairman Toby Emmerich says Tuesday that the legendary filmma...
Apr 17, 2018
Trump says he'll sanction Russia as soon as they deserve it
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that nobody has been tougher on Russia than him and that he’ll hit Moscow with new sanctions “as soon as they very much deserve it.”...
Apr 17, 2018
Arizona Senate moves to change rules for replacing McCain
PHOENIX - The Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature is moving to ensure that ailing Sen. John McCain’s seat isn’t on the November ballot if he leaves office, but Democrats plan to bloc...
Apr 17, 2018
Former first lady Barbara Bush dies at age 92
HOUSTON - Barbara Bush, the snowy-haired first lady and mother of a president whose plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense made her more popular at times than her husband, President George H.W....
Apr 17, 2018
NewsAlert: Former U.S. first lady Barbara Bush dead at 92: family spokesman
HOUSTON - A family spokesman says former U.S. first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. More to come. The Associated Press
Apr 17, 2018
Venezuela's congress pushes for graft trial against Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela’s opposition-controlled but essentially powerless congress gave a group of self-exiled judges permission Tuesday to put President Nicolas Maduro on trial for alleg...
Apr 17, 2018
Conservative enthusiasm helps 'Roseanne' continue domination
NEW YORK - As the rebooted “Roseanne” continues to dominate the television landscape, research indicates that enthusiasm expressed for the show’s initial success by President Donald ...
Apr 17, 2018
Dissident rebels kidnap 2 more along Ecuador-Colombia border
QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuadorean authorities said Tuesday that a dissident rebel group has kidnapped two more people in the same conflictive border area where three press workers taken hostage by the group...
Apr 17, 2018
Colorado communities launch lawsuit claiming Suncor climate change damages
CALGARY - Three Colorado communities have filed a lawsuit demanding that Calgary-based Suncor Energy Inc. and U.S. giant Exxon Mobil Corp. “pay their fair share” of costs associated with c...
Apr 17, 2018