Category Archives: World
The charges against Bill Cosby and their potential sentences
Prosecutors have vowed to try Bill Cosby again, declaring the woman who accuses the comedian of drugging and molesting her at his Philadelphia-area home in 2004 is “entitled to a verdict.”...
Jun 17, 2017
Jury questions posed during Bill Cosby's sex assault trial
Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial ended Saturday in a mistrial after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked. The sequestered jury of seven men and five women paused deliberations many times...
Jun 17, 2017
Texas companies tie worker shortages to immigration fears
AUSTIN, Texas - Though construction is in high demand in Texas’ booming capital city, Oscar Martinez’s drywall company is suddenly struggling. One-third of the approximately 20 employees M...
Jun 17, 2017
Statement from Cosby's wife assailing judge, prosecutors
Excerpt from statement by Bill Cosby’s wife, Camille, assailing the district attorney, the judge and attorneys for women who accused Cosby of molesting them, following the declaration Saturday o...
Jun 17, 2017
Black gun owners worried by acquittal in Castile shooting
Gerry Martin isn’t sure he will ever tell a police officer during a traffic stop that he has a concealed-weapon permit - and possibly a weapon - on him. The acquittal of a Minnesota officer in t...
Jun 17, 2017
Scalise upgraded from 'critical' to 'serious' condition
WASHINGTON - Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise was upgraded from “critical” to “serious condition” Saturday and continued to show signs of improvement after he was wounded in a shoo...
Jun 17, 2017
Vatican defends membership for theologian over abortion flap
VATICAN CITY - The head of the Vatican’s bioethics panel is defending the decision to name as a member an Anglican moral theologian who has said that abortion could be condoned up until the 18th...
Jun 17, 2017
Trump's Washington hotel saw almost $20 million in revenue
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s Washington hotel saw almost $20 million in revenue during its first few months of operation - a period that coincided with his election and inauguration as ...
Jun 17, 2017
German newspaper editor apologizes for front page on Kohl
BERLIN - A left-leaning German newspaper is apologizing for a front-page headline on the death of former Chancellor Helmut Kohl that some considered distasteful. The conservative Kohl, who spearheaded...
Jun 17, 2017
Scores of farm workers, activists marching on Ben & Jerry's
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Scores of dairy farm workers and activists are marching to the Ben & Jerry’s factory in the Vermont town of Waterbury to protest what they say are slow negotiations to reac...
Jun 17, 2017
