Category Archives: World
Man arrested in the case of the 'HOLLYWeeD' sign
Los Angeles police have made a “HOLLYWeeD” bust. Zachary Cole Fernandez, 30, was arrested Monday, just over a week after a prankster used white tarps to make the “HOLLYWOOD” si...
Jan 09, 2017
Nearly 20 years in prison for surgeon and his 'butchery'
DETROIT - A doctor who performed unnecessary spinal surgeries in California before moving to Michigan to commit the same scheme was sentenced Monday to nearly 20 years in prison after former patients ...
Jan 09, 2017
White policeman suspended but not fired after video incident
DALLAS - A white Texas policeman was suspended without pay for 10 days, but will not be fired, after an incident in which he was caught on video wrestling a black woman and her daughter to the ground,...
Jan 09, 2017
Suspect in attack on US official sent out of Mexico
MEXICO CITY - The U.S. citizen arrested by Mexican authorities in connection with last week’s shooting of a U.S. consular official in Guadalajara has been sent out of Mexico, the federal Attorne...
Jan 09, 2017
AP FACT CHECK: Red gowns a-plenty in Washington dress shops
DES MOINES, Iowa - Ladies in Washington planning to celebrate Donald Trump’s inauguration as the next president won’t, it turns out, need a fairy godmother to find something to wear. The p...
Jan 09, 2017
Biden outlines steps to pursue post-Obama 'cancer moonshot'
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Joe Biden is outlining how he intends to pursue his “cancer moonshot” agenda after the end of the Obama administration. Biden says in a San Francisco speech tha...
Jan 09, 2017
More gas hike protests in Mexico a day after clash at border
MEXICO CITY - Thousands of Mexicans marched in the capital Monday to complain about a gasoline price increase, demonstrating a day after police in Sonora state fought a pitched, three-hour battle to f...
Jan 09, 2017
Ethics officials clear Trump EPA nominee
WASHINGTON - Federal ethics officials have cleared President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for the Environmental Protection Agency to be confirmed by the Senate. The Office of Government Ethics o...
Jan 09, 2017
Some of the famous political acceptance speeches, pre-Streep
NEW YORK - From Marlon Brando to Patricia Arquette, Hollywood stars have often used their moments on the stage to make political pleas. Some inspire change, some polite applause and some are simply mo...
Jan 09, 2017
Second VW employee arrested over emissions scheme
DETROIT - The Volkswagen executive who once was in charge of complying with U.S. emissions regulations was arrested during the weekend in Florida and accused of deceiving federal regulators about the ...
Jan 09, 2017