Category Archives: World
New Jersey Gov hails 'Bon Jovi Day' for Rock Hall inductees
TRENTON, N.J. - It’s “Bon Jovi Day” in New Jersey. Gov. Phil Murphy made the declaration Saturday, hours before the platinum-selling New Jersey band was to be inducted into the Rock ...
Apr 14, 2018
NewsAlert: NATO chief Stoltenberg says all NATO allies back Syria airstrikes by US, UK and France
BRUSSELS - NATO chief Stoltenberg says all NATO allies back Syria airstrikes by US, UK and France. More coming. The Associated Press
Apr 14, 2018
European allies France, UK gamble, join Trump against Syria
PARIS - Europe’s two biggest military powers took a gamble in lining up behind U.S. President Donald Trump to bombard Syria. Now they need to make sure it doesn’t backfire. Critics swiftly...
Apr 14, 2018
Bon Jovi reunites to enter Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
CLEVELAND - Bon Jovi reunited with former members Richie Sambora and Alec John Such for a powerful performance on Saturday night as the band earned a spot in the prestigious Rock & Roll Hall of Fa...
Apr 14, 2018
Trump uses phrase that haunted Bush: 'Mission Accomplished!'
WASHINGTON - As he declares the U.S.-led airstrikes against Syria a success, President Donald Trump is adopting a phrase that a previous president came to regret - “mission accomplished.” ...
Apr 14, 2018
Mavis Staples to receive Underground Railroad museum award
CINCINNATI - The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati says it plans to celebrate the life of singer and activist Mavis Staples with one of the museum’s highest honours. The...
Apr 14, 2018
The Latest: Stormy Daniels may show up at Cohen hearing
NEW YORK - The latest on efforts by President Donald Trump’s personal attorney to prevent the government from using materials it found in a search of his office and residence (all times local): ...
Apr 14, 2018
Defiant Syrians say West hasn't shaken their resolve
DAMASCUS, Syria - Hundreds of Syrians poured into the streets of Damascus on Saturday, dancing and chanting in defiance of what they called the West’s “failure” to shake their nation...
Apr 14, 2018
In Peru, Pence defends Syrian strike to Latin America allies
LIMA, Peru - Thousands of miles from home, Vice-President Mike Pence was thrust into a new, more immediate, role on the world stage Saturday: explaining President Donald Trump’s military strike ...
Apr 14, 2018
Milos Forman, Oscar-winning director, dies at 86
LOS ANGELES - Czech filmmaker Milos Forman, whose American movies “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Amadeus” won a deluge of Academy Awards, including best director ...
Apr 14, 2018