Category Archives: World
New York Times doc to close Tribeca Film Festival
NEW YORK - Forty-six per cent of the 96 films premiering at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival are directed by women - a record for Tribeca - including the festival’s closing night selectio...
Mar 07, 2018
NYC mayor angry over crosswalk deaths of 2 children
New York City’s mayor said a driver with a history of seizures who fatally struck two children, including the daughter of an acclaimed Broadway actress, never should have been behind the wheel. ...
Mar 07, 2018
Q&A: Oprah plays life coach to 'Wrinkle in Time' co-stars
LOS ANGELES - “A Wrinkle in Time” director Ava DuVernay insists she didn’t consciously assemble three of the entertainment industry’s most successful and entrepreneurial women ...
Mar 07, 2018
It's spring break and beer is flowing - on a Florida highway
CRESTVIEW, Fla. - Spring break is underway and the beer is already flowing - onto a Florida interstate highway. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s officials said on Facebook Wednesday that a tractor-trai...
Mar 07, 2018
S. Korea leader sees more obstacles ahead to disarm N. Korea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea’s president said Thursday that many “critical moments” still lie ahead to end the nuclear crisis despite North Korea’s recent outreach t...
Mar 07, 2018
Syrian troops look to split rebel-held enclave near capital
BEIRUT - Government forces carried out punishing airstrikes against an opposition-held suburb of Damascus Wednesday, seeking to divide the besieged enclave in two and further squeeze rebels and tens o...
Mar 07, 2018
Fears of 'brain drain' hit West Wing amid Trump staff exits
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump once presided over a reality show in which a key cast member exited each week. The same thing seems to be happening in his White House. Trump’s West Wing has ...
Mar 07, 2018
Jeff Sessions, California governor clash as feud escalates
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions dramatically escalated the Trump administration’s war with California on Wednesday, suing over its so-called sanctuary state law and clas...
Mar 07, 2018
For many factory towns, white collar job loss hurts the most
ERIE, Pa. - With the abandoned smokestacks off the bay and ramshackle factories along 12th Street, it’s easy to pin the blame for this industrial city’s plight on the loss of manufacturing...
Mar 07, 2018
Saudi women take the wheel, test-driving a new freedom
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Fatima Salem giggles with hesitation when it’s her turn to drive through a small parking lot lined with bright orange cones and arrows. Like millions of Saudi women, she p...
Mar 07, 2018