Category Archives: World
A polished Le Pen maintains gritty image in French vote
PARIS - The months of grueling campaigning have polished her image. The driving ambition has been softened to widen her appeal to French voters. But Marine Le Pen has not lost the gritty, populist edg...
May 07, 2017
Banker, economic adviser and now youngest French president
PARIS - Emmanuel Macron has been a star student, a champion of France’s tech startup movement, an investment banker and economy minister. But the man who will become France’s youngest pres...
May 07, 2017
Legend of 1977 Grateful Dead show at Cornell lives on
ITHACA, N.Y. - The Grateful Dead performed thousands of concerts, none acclaimed quite like their May 8, 1977, show at a Cornell University field house on a freakishly snowy night. Revered by Deadhead...
May 07, 2017
Pakistan, Afghanistan dispute toll after clashes
QUETTA, Pakistan - Pakistan said Sunday its forces killed at least 50 Afghan troops and destroyed five checkpoints in clashes along the disputed border two days earlier, while Afghanistan dismissed th...
May 07, 2017
Truck-bus collision in central Vietnam kills 12, injures 33
HANOI, Vietnam - A truck has collided with a passenger bus in central Vietnam, killing 12 people and injuring 33. State-run Lao Dong newspaper says 11 people died on the spot following the collision e...
May 07, 2017
Gunfight between Indian police, rebels kills 5 in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India - Rebels attacked a police squad in the Indian portion of Kashmir, triggering a gunbattle that left three civilians, one officer and an assailant dead, police said Sunday. The unit cam...
May 07, 2017
Mud in your eye: Always Dreaming wins Kentucky Derby in slop
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A trainer and jockey accustomed to success. A headstrong horse with a mind of its own. Together, they harnessed their collective talents to win the Kentucky Derby. Always Dreaming sp...
May 06, 2017
Nigeria leader meets Chibok girls, leaves for medical trip
ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari expressed joy Sunday night at meeting with the 82 Chibok schoolgirls newly freed from Boko Haram extremists - then jolted the country by announcing...
May 06, 2017
Kanye West's Twitter, Instagram accounts go dark
Kanye West has apparently deleted his Twitter and Instagram accounts. Both accounts went dark sometime Friday, for unknown reasons. A representative for the rapper did not immediately respond to an em...
May 06, 2017
Conrad Hilton arrested for alleged car theft in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton’s younger brother, Conrad Hilton, has been arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly stealing a car and violating an ex-girlfriend’s restraining order. Police say th...
May 06, 2017