Category Archives: World
Judge OKs 'Real Housewives' star Teresa Giudice's settlement
NEWARK, N.J. - A federal judge has approved a settlement between “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member Teresa Giudice (JOO’-dys) and her creditors. Friday’s deal allows G...
Dec 09, 2016
Police: Woman backs car into 2-year-old nephew, killing him
LAKEWOOD, N.J. - Police say a New Jersey woman backed her car into her 2-year-old nephew, killing him. Lt. Gregory Staffordsmith told the Asbury Park Press (http://on.app.com/2htrU4z) that the 33-year...
Dec 09, 2016
Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney donate to wildfire fund
NASHVILLE - Artists and organizations in Music City are stepping up to help their neighbours after devastating wildfires damaged about 2,500 buildings and caused 14 deaths in the Gatlinburg area. Coun...
Dec 09, 2016

Detective: 'Cops' TV presence damaged murder-for-hire case
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A former police detective told jurors Friday he believes that having a “Cops” television crew present damaged the Dalia Dippolito murder-for-hire investigation by c...
Dec 09, 2016
Sound engineer, attorney among Oakland fire victims
OAKLAND, Calif. - A popular sound engineer, a young attorney and a woman described as a visionary were among the people killed in a fire that engulfed a dance party inside an Oakland warehouse. The Al...
Dec 09, 2016

Prince Andrew to press: End false stories about daughters
LONDON - Britain’s Prince Andrew wants the media to leave his daughters alone. The prince issued a strongly worded personal statement on Friday calling for an end to “speculation and innue...
Dec 09, 2016

Obama creates 'resilience area' to protect Bering ecosystem
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - President Barack Obama responded to appeals from Alaska Native villages and gave them more of a say in the federal management of marine resources of the Bering Sea. Obama signed an...
Dec 09, 2016
Police: Aunt trying to scare kids fatally hit niece with van
BROWNSTOWN, Pa. - The aunt of a 2-year-old Pennsylvania girl who died after being pinned against a barn by a minivan says she was trying to scare the kids by speeding toward them honking her horn, but...
Dec 09, 2016

Michigan lets autonomous cars on roads without human driver
DETROIT - Companies can now test self-driving cars on Michigan public roads without a driver or steering wheel under new laws that could push the state to the forefront of autonomous vehicle developme...
Dec 09, 2016
Investigative journalist Phillip Knightley dies at 87
LONDON - A fascination with spies and scandals, combined with deep patience and persistence, made Phillip Knightley a legend among investigative journalists. Knightley, who has died aged 87, helped ga...
Dec 09, 2016