Category Archives: World
Current events disrupt Showtime series on mass shootings
NEW YORK - It came as little surprise to producers, but Showtime’s about-to-conclude documentary series on mass shooting incidents was itself disrupted by mass shootings. Showtime cut back on re...
Nov 16, 2017
Officials identify victims in Atlanta concert shooting
ATLANTA - Officials have released the names of two men killed by gunfire at a rap concert in downtown Atlanta. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office said Thursday that 21-year-old Ewell Yn...
Nov 16, 2017
Museum of the Bible, built by Hobby Lobby owner, opens in DC
WASHINGTON - Eight years ago, Hobby Lobby president Steve Green found a new way to express his Christian faith. His family’s $4 billion arts and craft chain was already known for closing stores ...
Nov 16, 2017
Killer Charles Manson alive as reports swirl of ill health
LOS ANGELES - For nearly 50 years Charles Manson has been the living personification of evil, a demonic presence captured in scores of photos, each of them marked by his piercing dark eyes and the cru...
Nov 16, 2017
Statement by Sen. Al Franken on sexual harassment allegation
Text of a statement Thursday from Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) after he was accused of sexual harassment by fellow performer Leeann Tweeden on a 2006 USO Tour: “The first thing I want to do is apol...
Nov 16, 2017
McDonald's drive-thru window break-in: Suspect surrenders
COLUMBIA, Md. - A suspect has surrendered in a McDonald’s break-in in which a woman squeezed her way through a drive-thru window. Police said in a statement that 27-year-old Jessica Marie Cross ...
Nov 16, 2017
Agency: Improper wait list used for vets' mental health care
DENVER - A watchdog arm of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday that the agency’s Denver-area hospital violated policy by keeping improper wait lists to track veterans’ me...
Nov 16, 2017
California woman leads officers on second chase in 2 days
LOS ANGELES - Authorities say the same woman led officers on vehicle chases through Southern California on back-to-back days. The Orange County Register reports that a day after leading officers from ...
Nov 16, 2017
Melania Trump to accept White House Christmas tree on Monday
WASHINGTON - Christmas is coming to Donald Trump’s White House a bit early this year. Melania Trump is set to accept the official White House Christmas tree on Monday. First ladies typically rec...
Nov 16, 2017
Witness says he paid $160M in bribes to soccer officials
NEW YORK - A former marketing executive from Argentina testified Thursday at a U.S. trial that he and his company arranged to pay 30 soccer officials about $160 million in bribes over the course of se...
Nov 16, 2017