Category Archives: World
Madonna denies Malawi report she plans more adoptions
LILONGWE, Malawi - Pop star Madonna on Wednesday denied a report that she filed for the adoption of two more children from Malawi. Madonna said she was in Malawi for charity work, contradicting Mlenga...
Jan 25, 2017
Trial begins for man accused of killing uncle with cousins
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A trial has begun in Alabama for a third man accused of killing his uncle to avenge his grandmother’s death - even though prosecutors say she died of natural causes. The Montg...
Jan 25, 2017
House Science chairman: Get news from Trump, not media
WASHINGTON - The Republican chairman of the House Science panel is encouraging Americans to get their news from President Donald Trump and not the news media. Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas said if Trump w...
Jan 25, 2017
The Latest: Trump expected to shift toward economy
WASHINGTON - The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 11:50 p.m. President Donald Trump is expected to turn back to the economy Thursday, signing a notice to Congress that he plans to s...
Jan 25, 2017
School district considers removing racial slur from musical
CHERRY HILL, N.J. - A New Jersey high school is weighing whether it should allow students to utter racial slurs during performances of the musical “Ragtime.” Cherry Hill school district of...
Jan 25, 2017
Mark Twain House hopes for boost from 1879 fairy tale
HARTFORD, Conn. - Notes that Mark Twain jotted down from a fairy tale he told his daughters more than a century ago have inspired a new children’s book, “The Purloining of Prince Oleomarga...
Jan 25, 2017
"1984" publisher orders new printing as sales soar
NEW YORK - With “alternative facts” the latest catchphrase, George Orwell’s “1984” is No. 1 on Amazon.com and the publisher has ordered an additional 75,000 copies. Signe...
Jan 25, 2017
Asian stocks up after Dow breaks through 20,000 milestone
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Shares advanced across Asia on Thursday, the last full trading day before many markets start Lunar New Year holidays, as investors cheered the Dow Jones industrial average&...
Jan 25, 2017
Final toll for Italy avalanche stands at 29 as recovery ends
PENNE, Italy - The final death toll from Italy’s devastating avalanche stands at 29 after the remaining bodies were pulled out of the rubble of a hotel crushed by tons of snow, firefighters said...
Jan 25, 2017
Trump signals changes to US interrogation, detention policy
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s renewed embrace of torture in the fight against Islamic extremism sets up a heated dispute with a long line of opponents both at home and abroad of Bush-era...
Jan 25, 2017