Category Archives: World
After dead birds arrive in mail, woman gets living canaries
The carnage of broken wings and dead canaries that arrived in an Alabama woman’s mail have been replaced by the cheerful chirps of brand new birds - live ones. The U.S. Postal Service says it pa...
Dec 30, 2016
Asian stock markets mixed on final trading day of 2016
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Asian stock markets were mixed Friday with little economic news to move the markets on the final trading day of 2016. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.2 per c...
Dec 30, 2016
At least 10 killed in mine collapse in eastern India
PATNA, India - A coal mine collapse in eastern India killed at least 10 workers and 13 others may be trapped by the mound of fallen earth, police said Friday. The collapse happened late Thursday but h...
Dec 30, 2016
Cosby, a year later: Will he seek deal or prepare for trial?
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Bill Cosby is starting 2017 in a legal dragnet that has only tightened around him since his stunning arrest a year ago. Cosby was charged with aggravated sexual assault on Dec. 30, 2...
Dec 29, 2016
Thanks for the calories: NYC's Carnegie Deli says goodbye
NEW YORK - After 79 years of serving up heaps of cured meat to tourists, theatre patrons and workaday New Yorkers, the Carnegie Delicatessen will slice its last ridiculously oversized sandwich on Frid...
Dec 29, 2016
Run-DMC sues Wal-Mart, Amazon for $50M
NEW YORK - The rap group Run-DMC filed a $50 million lawsuit in New York accusing Wal-Mart, Amazon, Jet and other retailers of selling products that traded on the group’s name without permission...
Dec 29, 2016
Kennedy grandson arrested in Aspen bar fight
ASPEN, Colo. - Police say a member of the Kennedy family was arrested after a bar fight in the tony resort town of Aspen. Police say 22-year-old John Conor Kennedy was charged with disorderly conduct ...
Dec 29, 2016
Correction: Garry Shandling story
LOS ANGELES - In a Dec. 27 story, The Associated Press erroneously reported the cause of death for Garry Shandling. The coroner’s report said he died from a blood clot in his lungs, not his hear...
Dec 29, 2016
US releases detailed look at Russia's election hacking
WASHINGTON - The U.S. on Thursday released its most detailed report yet on Russia’s efforts to interfere in the U.S. presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts....
Dec 29, 2016
Actions taken by Obama in response to Russian hacking
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama slapped harsh sanctions on the Russian intelligence services Thursday, both for the hacking that disrupted the U.S. presidential election and for the harassment of ...
Dec 29, 2016