Category Archives: World
NewsAlert: Source says Scaramucci ousted from White House communications post
WASHINGTON - AP source: Anthony Scaramucci ousted from White House communications post after 11 days on the job. More to come. The Associated Press
Jul 31, 2017
Joe Arpaio's troubled legacy lingers despite his conviction
PHOENIX - The criminal conviction of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio marks the ultimate repudiation of his tactics, but the fallout over his legacy is still being felt across Phoenix. The taxpayer cost from...
Jul 31, 2017
Trump's travel ban keeps orphan kids from US foster families
SAN FRANCISCO - Tianna Rooney has already bought the poster board for the sign she’ll wave when the 16-year-old refugee boy her family is taking in arrives in the United States. Rooney knows the...
Jul 31, 2017
UK broadcaster defends plan to air Princess Diana recordings
LONDON - A British television channel on Monday defended its decision to broadcast recordings of Princess Diana candidly discussing her personal life, after some royal watchers called it a betrayal of...
Jul 31, 2017
Billions down the drain as new nuclear plants scrapped
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Billions of dollars spent on two new nuclear reactors in South Carolina went up in smoke Monday when the owners nixed plans to finish them after years of delays and cost overruns, dea...
Jul 31, 2017
Study says films exclude women, Hispanics
LOS ANGELES - In 2016 “Moonlight” won best picture and “Hidden Figures” was the 14th highest grossing film of the year, but popular Hollywood films remained as white and male-d...
Jul 31, 2017
Stars react to the death of actor-playwright Sam Shepard
NEW YORK - Reaction to the announcement Monday that actor-playwright Sam Shepard died last week at age 73: - “A great man of the theatre has passed. Thank you, Sam Shepard. RIP.” - Actor J...
Jul 31, 2017
Clooney Foundation to open schools for Syrian refugees
NEW YORK - George Clooney’s foundation is planning to open seven public schools for Syrian refugee children. The Clooney Foundation for Justice announced a new partnership Monday with Google, HP...
Jul 31, 2017
A victim, a lawmaker, a judge: Voices in juvie reform debate
Former teen offenders around the U.S. are seeking new sentences after their life-without-parole terms were ruled unconstitutional. Each case involves many others, from victims and their relatives to l...
Jul 31, 2017
Sam Shepard, Pulitzer-winning playwright, is dead at 73
NEW YORK - Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Oscar-nominated actor and celebrated author whose plays chronicled the explosive fault lines of family and masculinity in the American We...
Jul 31, 2017