Category Archives: World
NewsAlert: Actress Debbie Reynolds has died, son says
LOS ANGELES - Actress Debbie Reynolds, star of the 1952 classic ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ and mother of Carrie Fisher, has died, son says. More to come. The Canadian Press
Dec 28, 2016
Guilty verdict in missing Maui pregnant woman's death
HONOLULU - A jury on Wednesday found a Hawaii man guilty of murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend who disappeared while five months pregnant with his child. Steven Capobianco had been on trial sinc...
Dec 28, 2016
Obama names Utah, Nevada monuments despite GOP opposition
SALT LAKE CITY - President Barack Obama designated two national monuments Wednesday at sites in Utah and Nevada that have become key flashpoints over use of public land in the U.S. West, marking the a...
Dec 28, 2016
Brother of JonBenet Ramsey sues CBS for $750M over series
DENVER - The older brother of JonBenet Ramsey is suing CBS and others for $750 million over a series that concluded he killed his sister. In the lawsuit filed Wednesday, Burke Ramsey claims that the n...
Dec 28, 2016
Video appears to show Texas police shooting man walking away
DALLAS - A police dashcam video released five months after a Texas officer shot a black man appears to show the man walking away as the officer fired, and the man’s lawyer says he was not a thre...
Dec 28, 2016
Markets Right Now: Stocks slide to a broadly lower close
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m. U.S. stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street, more than wiping out the gains from a day earlier. Banks and ba...
Dec 28, 2016
Rapper T.I. and his wife to split as she files for divorce
ATLANTA - Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris, wife of rapper T.I., has filed for divorce from the hip-hop entertainer. Henry County Court records show Harris filed for divorce after six years of marriag...
Dec 28, 2016
The Latest: Dems offer mixed reactions to Israel speech
WASHINGTON - The Latest on United States-Israeli relations (all times local): 9:45 p.m. Democratic lawmakers are offering mixed reactions to Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech deploring Isra...
Dec 28, 2016
Israeli PM calls Kerry speech a 'deep disappointment'
JERUSALEM - Israel’s prime minister decried Secretary of State John Kerry’s Mideast policy speech as a “deep disappointment” on Wednesday and vowed to work with the incoming Tr...
Dec 28, 2016
Fans create impromptu Walk of Fame star for Carrie Fisher
LOS ANGELES - Fans seeking to pay tribute to Carrie Fisher have created an impromptu star for the actress on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. Fisher fans took over a blank star on Hollywood Boulevard a...
Dec 28, 2016