Category Archives: World
Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Meyer separate after 9 years
LOS ANGELES - Tobey Maguire and Jennifer Meyer have separated after nine years of marriage. Maguire’s representative has confirmed a People magazine report on the breakup. The former couple tell...
Oct 18, 2016
DiCaprio says he's co-operating with DOJ in Malaysian scandal
LOS ANGELES - Leonardo DiCaprio says he’s awaiting direction from the U.S. Justice Department regarding any ill-gotten funds that may have supported his environmental foundation or 2013 film ...
Oct 18, 2016
In 'Tower,' a mass shooting before anyone knew what that was
AUSTIN, Texas - Neal Spelce was scrounging for news to fill his Austin station’s noon radio broadcast when he heard this announcement on the police scanner: “We have a report of a shot bei...
Oct 18, 2016
Thailand to monitor Thais abroad for criticism of monarchy
BANGKOK - Thailand’s government said Tuesday it will monitor the social media activities of Thais abroad to see if they are posting insulting comments about the monarchy, which are punishable by...
Oct 18, 2016
US citizen born in refugee camp sues to marry
LAFAYETTE, La. - Two weeks before their wedding, Viet “Victor” Anh Vo and his fiancee were stunned when a court clerk rejected their application for a marriage license because he couldn...
Oct 18, 2016
After Calif. leak, feds seek to curtail natural gas blowouts
WASHINGTON - A year after a blowout at a natural gas well near Los Angeles spewed tons of natural gas and drove thousands from their homes, a federal task force is recommending dozens of safety change...
Oct 18, 2016
US homebuilders' confidence eases slightly
U.S. homebuilders’ confidence eased this month after surging to the highest level in nearly a year in September. Even so, builders remain optimistic overall about sales growth in months ahead, a...
Oct 18, 2016
Jailed Pistorius allowed to attend grandmother's funeral
JOHANNESBURG - South African authorities say convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius was let out of prison for four hours last week to attend his grandmother’s funeral. The correctional services depa...
Oct 18, 2016
Iran sentences Iranian-American, his father each to 10 years
TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian-American businessman and his father have been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran, a state-run judicial news agency reported Tuesday, the latest dual nationals imprisoned...
Oct 18, 2016
WHY IT MATTERS: Veterans
WASHINGTON - THE ISSUE: There are an estimated 21.6 million veterans in the United States. Among them, nearly 9 million are enrolled in health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Abou...
Oct 18, 2016