Category Archives: World
Christie signs bill inspired by 'Snooki' to cap speaker fees
TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Monday signed legislation inspired by former “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi that limits how much state universiti...
May 08, 2017
UK man says he was writing a thriller, not hiring a killer
LONDON - A British retiree accused of trying to hire hit men to kill his partner has claimed he was merely conducting research for a thriller. David Harris is charged with soliciting the murder of his...
May 08, 2017
Ripa, Liotta, Chung among New Jersey Hall of Fame honorees
ASBURY PARK, N.J. - New Jersey’s Hall of Fame has honoured its newest members with songs and speeches. Camden County native Kelly Ripa, actor Ray Liotta of Newark and Middletown resident Connie ...
May 08, 2017
Charges dismissed against man accused of stealing mom's stew
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A New Mexico man arrested for breaking into his mom’s house to steal her traditional New Mexican stew won’t face charges after all. Last week, a state district judge di...
May 08, 2017
Bill Clinton and James Patterson co-writing a thriller
NEW YORK - Neither Bill Clinton nor James Patterson has ever tried something like this before. The former president and the bestselling novelist are collaborating on a thriller, “The President i...
May 08, 2017
Tiara adorned with 367 diamonds stolen from German museum
BERLIN - German police say a gold-and-platinum tiara adorned with 367 diamonds that once belonged to a duchess has been stolen from a state museum. Baden-Wuerttemberg criminal police said Monday the t...
May 08, 2017
Martha Stewart flashes middle finger toward Trump portrait
NEW YORK - Martha Stewart has given a glimpse of her feelings toward her former reality TV rival, President Donald Trump. A photo shared on social media show Stewart standing between large portraits o...
May 08, 2017
Chipping away at EU: Banksy's take on Brexit seen in Dover
LONDON - The street artist Banksy has let the world know his take on Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. Banksy has created a large mural in the British port of Dover showing a workm...
May 08, 2017
French President-elect Macron gears up for challenges ahead
PARIS - French President-elect Emmanuel Macron laid the groundwork Monday for his transition to power, announcing a visit to Germany and a name change for his political movement and appearing with his...
May 08, 2017
Appeals court to weigh challenge to revised Trump travel ban
RICHMOND, Va. - After a series of stinging legal defeats, President Donald Trump’s administration hopes to convince a federal appeals court that his travel ban targeting six-Muslim majority coun...
May 08, 2017
