Category Archives: World
New allegation against Franken, this time met with silence
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A woman says Al Franken pulled her in tightly and put his hand on her buttocks in 2010 while posing for a picture at the Minnesota State Fair, the second allegation of improper condu...
Nov 20, 2017
Egyptian singer detained over racy video clip
CAIRO - Security officials say prosecutors have ordered an Egyptian female pop singer detained for a week on accusations of promoting debauchery in a racy video clip. Shaimaa Ahmed, a 25-year-old sing...
Nov 20, 2017
Jury selection in Iran sanctions case postponed for 1 week
NEW YORK - A judge postponed jury selection in the trial surrounding a conspiracy to help Iran evade economic sanctions after the star defendant, an international gold trader who had been trying to br...
Nov 20, 2017
Germany: police arrest man over stolen John Lennon objects
BERLIN - German police say they have arrested a man suspected of handling stolen objects from the estate of John Lennon, including diaries. Berlin police said the 58-year-old suspect, whom they didn&#...
Nov 20, 2017
Teen idol David Cassidy remains in Florida hospital
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Television and music star David Cassidy remains in a Florida hospital where he is dealing with multiple organ failure. Publicist JoAnn Geffen said Sunday in an email that there...
Nov 20, 2017
Senator Al Franken cut from PBS David Letterman tribute
LOS ANGELES - PBS and WETA say Minnesota U.S. Senator Al Franken will not appear substantially in David Letterman’s Mark Twain Prize special airing Monday night. Representatives said Sunday that...
Nov 20, 2017
Trans teen's war with his body started when he was just 10
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Theo Ramos learned how to cut himself when he was in fifth grade, when his body seemed to revolt. Exploring online was easy, with hashtags like #scars, #hurt and #brokeninside. Nothi...
Nov 20, 2017
Bush administration alums rising in Trump's orbit
WASHINGTON - For all the lingering tensions between President Donald Trump and former President George W. Bush, Trump’s White House shares one thing in common with his Republican predecessorR...
Nov 20, 2017
'This is crazy': Former AP reporter remembers Manson trial
LOS ANGELES - The first time I saw Charles Manson being led into a courtroom in 1969 at the old Los Angeles Hall of Justice, I was shocked - not because of the mythology that preceded him, but because...
Nov 20, 2017
Pink: Christina Aguilera 'killed it' with AMA performance
LOS ANGELES - Pink is shooting down any suggestion that she was critical of Christina Aguilera’s tribute performance of Whitney Houston hits during Sunday night’s American Music Awards. A ...
Nov 20, 2017