Category Archives: World

Reggaeton star insults Venezuelan leader on social media
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela’s reggaeton-loving president may skip the next song by Latin Grammy-winner J Balvin. The Colombian star extends a middle finger toward Nicolas Maduro and refers to...
Mar 12, 2018
Review: 'Love, Simon' a fresh and classic take on first love
Some things are universal about being a teenager: The budding sexuality and sense of identity, the dramatic emotions, the profound need for acceptance and confusing inklings of first love. Countless m...
Mar 12, 2018

Convicted 'Accountant of Auschwitz' reported dead at 96
BERLIN - German prosecutors said Monday they were notified that a former Nazi death camp guard dubbed the “Accountant of Auschwitz” died before he could begin serving his 4-year sentence. ...
Mar 12, 2018

Porn actress offers to repay $130K so she can discuss Trump
LOS ANGELES - An adult film actress who said she had sex with President Donald Trump offered Monday to return the $130,000 she was paid for agreeing not to discuss the alleged relationship. Stormy Dan...
Mar 12, 2018
Iowa Senate leader resigns; video shows him kissing lobbyist
DES MOINES, Iowa - The top leader of the Iowa Senate resigned Monday after a website published video and photos showing the married lawmaker kissing a statehouse lobbyist. Majority Leader Bill Dix sub...
Mar 12, 2018

Indicted attorney dismissed from Suge Knight's murder case
LOS ANGELES - An attorney who was indicted on witness-tampering charges was dismissed Monday from the murder case of rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight. Knight previously gave up his right to ...
Mar 12, 2018
Meghan Markle makes first appearance with Queen Elizabeth II
LONDON - Prince Harry’s bride-to-be has made her first public appearance with Queen Elizabeth II. Meghan Markle joined the queen and other senior royals Monday at the Commonwealth Day service at...
Mar 12, 2018

Ava DuVernay to attend this year's Ebertfest in Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Director Ava DuVernay is scheduled to be a guest at the 20th annual Ebertfest next month in Illinois. The University of Illinois said Monday that the Oscar-nominated director of R...
Mar 12, 2018

Malala Yousafzai working on book about refugees
NEW YORK - The next book from Nobel winner Malala Yousafzai (you-SAFF-zah) is a story of refugees. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers told The Associated Press on Monday that Yousafzai’s R...
Mar 12, 2018
Iraqi monster story up for Man Booker International Prize
LONDON - A monster story set in Baghdad is among 13 contenders for the Man Booker International Prize for Fiction. The long list of finalists announced Monday includes Iraqi writer Ahmed Saadawi’...
Mar 12, 2018