Category Archives: World
Renovations underway at the White House
WASHINGTON - The White House is undergoing a major face-lift while President Donald Trump is out of town. The Oval Office and other working quarters of the West Wing have been cleared of furniture whi...
Aug 11, 2017
Rapper DMX ordered confined to home on tax fraud charges
NEW YORK - Rapper DMX was ordered confined to his suburban New York City home Friday by a judge who said he repeatedly violated bail conditions on tax fraud charges. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff als...
Aug 11, 2017
Police: 12-year-old poured boiling water on NYC girl's face
New York City police say a 12-year-old girl poured boiling water on another girl during a sleepover, leaving her with severe burns. Police say the girl has been charged with assault in the Monday atta...
Aug 11, 2017
Not OK? Sculpture of hand gesture moved over gang worries
TRENTON, N.J. - A sculpture showing a hand making the OK sign in New Jersey is being relocated because some people fear it too closely resembles a gang symbol. The sculpture is titled “Helping H...
Aug 11, 2017
GOP campaign operative encourages Kid Rock to run for Senate
WASHINGTON - The head of a major Super PAC aligned with Senate GOP leadership encouraged performer Kid Rock to run for Senate against Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow of Michigan. The comments fro...
Aug 11, 2017
Rebel yell: Southern nationalists again crying 'secede'
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - As 21st century activists seek to topple monuments to the 19th century Confederate rebellion, some white Southerners are again advocating for what the Confederates tried and failed ...
Aug 11, 2017
Trump to dispatch team to work on Israel-Palestinian peace
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is sending three senior officials to the Middle East in coming days to discuss prospects for resuming the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the White House said Fr...
Aug 11, 2017
Leaked email shows HBO negotiating with hackers
BOSTON - Hackers released an email from HBO in which the company expressed willingness to pay them $250,000 as part of a negotiation over electronic data swiped from HBO’s servers. The July 27 e...
Aug 11, 2017
Strange circular object with steel legs baffles beachgoers
WESTERLY, R.I. - Rhode Island beachgoers are puzzled and concerned about a mysterious object lodged about 10 feet underwater just off Westerly’s East Beach. The circular object has stainless ste...
Aug 11, 2017
Iran opposition leader's daughter holds painting exhibition
TEHRAN, Iran - The daughter of Iran’s opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, who has been under house arrest since early 2011, hides her pain behind abstract watercolour paintings of birds and b...
Aug 11, 2017