Category Archives: World
NewsAlert: Ex-'Glee' star Mark Salling, who pled guilty to child porn charges, dies
LOS ANGELES - Attorney: Ex-‘Glee’ star Mark Salling, who had been awaiting sentencing on child porn charges, dies in Los Angeles area. More to come. The Associated Press
Jan 30, 2018
MSU official: Ex.-Gov. Engler to be named interim president
LANSING, Mich. - Former Gov. John Engler will be named the interim president of Michigan State University amid the fallout over sexual assaults committed by former sports doctor Larry Nassar, a high-r...
Jan 30, 2018
Governor orders criminal probe of Texas gymnastics ranch
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered a criminal investigation into claims that former doctor Larry Nassar abused some of his victims at a Texas ranch that was the training ground for U.S...
Jan 30, 2018
Poultry in motion: Bill targets owners of trespassing fowl
CONCORD, N.H. - Why did the chicken cross the road? And did it have permission? The New Hampshire Legislature is considering a bill that would make trespassing fowl a violation, not for the chicken, b...
Jan 30, 2018
An island without gas? That's happening in North Carolina
OCRACOKE, N.C. - It’s a good thing Ocracoke Island in North Carolina is small enough to walk or bike around. The island along the Outer Banks has lost its only gas station. Hyde County manager B...
Jan 30, 2018
AP Interview: Chinese editor Hu Shuli steps aside, not down
BEIJING - Some say China’s most prominent journalist is finished. Far from it, says Hu Shuli, founder of the financial magazine Caixin. Hu listened one recent afternoon to the theories floating ...
Jan 30, 2018
Historic Las Vegas neon signs set to shine bright once again
LAS VEGAS - As Frank Sinatra asks Lady Luck to stick around, the neon red lights of one of Las Vegas’ most famous towering signs appear to dance under the night sky, revealing a beating heart an...
Jan 30, 2018
Putin: Russia list is a hostile move driven by Trump foes
MOSCOW - Mixing irony with scorn, President Vladimir Putin on Thursday described a new list including Russian officials and tycoons under a U.S. sanctions law as a hostile and “stupid” mov...
Jan 30, 2018
Trump says he's '100 per cent' for releasing GOP memo
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump was overheard Tuesday telling a Republican lawmaker he is “100 per cent” in favour of releasing a classified memo on the Russia investigation that has s...
Jan 30, 2018
Child experts: Just say 'no' to Facebook's kids app
BOSTON - Child development experts and advocates are urging Facebook to pull the plug on its new messaging app aimed at kids. A group letter sent Tuesday to CEO Mark Zuckerberg argues that younger chi...
Jan 30, 2018