Category Archives: World
Maine community creates massive ice carousel on frozen lake
SINCLAIR, Maine - Residents in a Maine town believe they’ve created the world’s largest ice carousel on a frozen lake. About 100 volunteers cut a circle in the ice that’s 427 feet (1...
Apr 07, 2018
Fort Campbell says 2 soldiers killed in helicopter crash
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Two soldiers were killed when their helicopter crashed during a training mission at Fort Campbell, officials at the Army post said Saturday. The AH-64E Apache helicopter crashed F...
Apr 07, 2018
Hannity vows to attack Kimmel until ABC comic apologizes
NEW YORK - Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity is vowing to continue his attacks on ABC late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel until Kimmel apologizes for a segment in which he joked about the accent of first l...
Apr 07, 2018
UF allows parking violators to pay tickets by food donation
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - When University of Florida’s president said on April Fool’s Day that people cited for parking violations on campus over the past year could get amnesty by donating food...
Apr 07, 2018
Reporter critical of Italy's 5-Star Movement refused entry
MILAN - Italy’s populist 5-Star Movement is facing criticism after organizers of a conference on its future refused access to a newspaper reporter deemed critical of the party. Three national an...
Apr 07, 2018
Germany seeks motive after van crashes into crowd, killing 2
MUENSTER, Germany - A van crashed into people drinking outside a popular bar Saturday in the German city of Muenster, killing two people and injuring 20 others before the driver of the vehicle shot an...
Apr 07, 2018
Russell Crowe's $104M violin high note of Sydney auction
CANBERRA, Australia - A 128-year-old Italian violin that Russell Crowe learned to play in a few months before he starred in the 19th century war drama “Master and Commander” stole the show...
Apr 07, 2018
Study finds symphony pumps $261M into Massachusetts' economy
BOSTON - A new study says the Boston Symphony Orchestra is making an increasingly noteworthy impact on the state economy. Williams College economist Stephen Sheppard says performances at Symphony Hall...
Apr 07, 2018
Popular Nigerian musician, daughter killed; husband arrested
LAGOS, Nigeria - Police in Nigeria say they have arrested the Danish husband of a popular local musician who was killed along with their 4-year-old daughter in Lagos. Police spokesman Chike Godwin Oti...
Apr 07, 2018
More police on London streets as murder spike worries locals
LONDON - British police say they are deploying 300 more officers on the streets of London this weekend to confront a spike in stabbing and shootings that has sparked fears about rising crime. There ha...
Apr 07, 2018