Category Archives: World
Japan's Cabinet OKs bill to let Emperor Akihito abdicate
TOKYO - Japan’s Cabinet approved Friday a bill to let 83-year-old Emperor Akihito abdicate and allow his elder son Crown Prince Naruhito to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne. The abdication will b...
May 18, 2017
Iranians turn out in large numbers for closely watched vote
TEHRAN, Iran - Millions of Iranians voted late into the night Friday to decide whether incumbent President Hassan Rouhani deserves another four years in office after securing a landmark nuclear deal, ...
May 18, 2017
DJ Khaled gives Berkeley grads a crash course in winning
BERKELEY, Calif. - A group of future number-crunchers had their commencement crashed by DJ Khaled. The hip-hop star and social media celebrity gave a surprise performance at the ceremony for statistic...
May 18, 2017
'Deadliest Catch' star arrested after alleged assault
SEATTLE - Celebrity crab-boat captain Sig Hansen was arrested after he allegedly spat on an Uber driver in Seattle and kicked and dented the driver’s car upon learning he couldn’t pay cash...
May 18, 2017
Statue of General Lee coming down in New Orleans on Friday
The city of New Orleans will take down a prominent statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Friday, completing the southern city’s removal of four Confederate-related statues that some called...
May 18, 2017
Duggar sisters file privacy suit against city, magazine
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Four sisters of Josh Duggar who were revealed to have told police that they’d been molested by their older brother filed a federal breach-of-privacy suit Thursday against th...
May 18, 2017
Trump's first foreign trip has high stakes at each stop
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s maiden international trip, a five-stop marathon across the Middle East and Europe, has long loomed as a crucial first test abroad for the chaos-courting pre...
May 18, 2017
Oregon governor forgives boy for swiping hazelnut, pen
SALEM, Ore. - The governor of Oregon has pardoned a fourth-grade boy who swiped a hazelnut and a pen during a recent tour of the state capitol. Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday tweeted out a photo of the b...
May 18, 2017
Harvard student submits rap album as his senior thesis
BOSTON - A senior at Harvard University is earning praise - and an honours degree - for his debut rap album. Harvard officials say Obasi Shaw is the first student in the university’s history to ...
May 18, 2017
Rouhani looks to beat hard-liner as Iran prepares to vote
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani staked his political future on opening Iran ever so slightly to the outside world and overcoming hard-liners’ opposition to secure a historic nucl...
May 18, 2017
