Category Archives: World
Swift justice: Jury takes Taylor's side in groping lawsuit
DENVER - Four years after Taylor Swift tried to handle her groping allegation against a radio station DJ quietly, the pop superstar got a very public victory Monday with a jury’s verdict that sh...
Aug 14, 2017
Van Gogh 'Sunflowers' reunited online
LONDON - Five versions of a Vincent van Gogh masterpiece are being reunited for the first time in a “virtual exhibition.” Van Gogh painted his “Sunflowers” series in the south ...
Aug 14, 2017
Taylor Swift's allegation that she was groped heads to jury
DENVER - A jury on Monday started considering Taylor Swift’s allegation that a former radio host groped her during a meet-and-greet before a concert and whether the singer’s mother and her...
Aug 14, 2017
At least 300 dead in Sierra Leone mudslides and flooding
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone - Mudslides and torrential flooding killed more than 300 people in and around Sierra Leone’s capital early Monday following heavy rains, with many victims trapped in homes...
Aug 14, 2017
Google, GoDaddy boot neo-Nazi site that mocked rally victim
A leading neo-Nazi website was sporadically accessible Monday despite efforts by website registration companies Google and GoDaddy to oust it after it mocked the woman killed in a deadly attack at a w...
Aug 14, 2017
Police: Heroin overdose leads to funeral escort crash
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Authorities say a driver overdosed on heroin behind the wheel and crashed into a police cruiser leading a funeral procession in West Virginia. The Herald-Dispatch reports that Hunt...
Aug 14, 2017
Barbeque grill in back of SUV explodes when woman lights up
ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida woman lit a cigarette, sparking an explosion of a propane barbeque grill being transported in her SUV. Orlando police Lt. Cindy Lane tells news outlets that the grill was tur...
Aug 14, 2017
18 dead in suspected jihadist attack on Burkina Faso eatery
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Hours after suspected Islamic extremists opened fire as patrons dined at the popular restaurant where she worked as a waitress, Amy Sawadogo was still wandering around bare...
Aug 14, 2017
Elephant kills Argentine hunter in Namibia
NAIROBI, Kenya - Namibian media say an elephant trampled and killed an Argentine who was in a group of hunters tracking a herd of elephants. The Namibia Press Agency said the hunter, identified as 46-...
Aug 14, 2017
Kenyan president urges peace as capital resumes normal life
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta urged peace and lawful demonstrations Monday, as the capital appeared to resume ordinary life following last week’s disputed elections. Many Nair...
Aug 14, 2017