Category Archives: World
Harry Connick Jr.'s daytime show to end after 2 seasons
LOS ANGELES - Harry Connick Jr.’s daytime show is coming to an end later this year. NBCUniversal Domestic Television said Friday that Connick’s talk-variety show, titled “Harry,̶...
Feb 16, 2018
Facebook forges ahead with kids app despite expert criticism
NEW YORK - Facebook is forging ahead with its messaging app for kids, despite child experts who have pressed the company to shut it down and others who question Facebook’s financial support of s...
Feb 16, 2018
Romney makes it official: He's running for Utah Senate seat
SALT LAKE CITY - Former presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is running for a Utah Senate seat, officially launching his political comeback attempt Friday by praising his adopted home state as a model for...
Feb 16, 2018
'Black Panther' scores mighty $25.2 million Thursday debut
LOS ANGELES - “Black Panther” is well on its way to a record-making weekend at the North American box office. The Walt Disney Co. estimates Friday that the superhero movie earned $25.2 mil...
Feb 16, 2018
Failure to avert school shooting adds to pressure on FBI
WASHINGTON - The revelation that the FBI botched a potentially life-saving tip on the Florida school shooting suspect is a devastating blow to America’s top law enforcement agency at a time when...
Feb 16, 2018

Miami-Dade County sues seeking money from sale of Marlins
Miami-Dade County is suing former Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria and the new ownership group led by Derek Jeter seeking money from the $1.2 billion sale of the team. The suit contends a 2009 agreem...
Feb 16, 2018
Police: Man crashes truck into Planned Parenthood clinic
EAST ORANGE, N.J. - A Massachusetts man has been accused of deliberately crashing a stolen bakery delivery truck into a Planned Parenthood clinic in New Jersey, injuring a pregnant woman and two other...
Feb 16, 2018

7.2 quake damages homes, but Mexico avoids major destruction
MEXICO CITY - Mexico escaped major destruction from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that jolted southern and central parts of the country, authorities said Saturday, though 13 people were killed in the cra...
Feb 16, 2018
Activists sue Washington state for tougher climate policy
SEATTLE - Environmental activists are suing Washington state, the latest state-level effort to boost use of renewable energy. Thirteen children backed by the non-profit Our Children’s Trust file...
Feb 16, 2018
ESPN radio station to take over broadcasts of UConn games
STORRS, Conn. - An ESPN radio station will take over broadcasts of University of Connecticut sports games next fall in a multimillion dollar deal that will dump another station that has been the voice...
Feb 16, 2018