Category Archives: World
Mud in your eye: Always Dreaming wins Kentucky Derby in slop
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A trainer and jockey accustomed to success. A headstrong horse with a mind of its own. Together, they harnessed their collective talents to win the Kentucky Derby. Always Dreaming sp...
May 06, 2017
Nigeria leader meets Chibok girls, leaves for medical trip
ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari expressed joy Sunday night at meeting with the 82 Chibok schoolgirls newly freed from Boko Haram extremists - then jolted the country by announcing...
May 06, 2017
Kanye West's Twitter, Instagram accounts go dark
Kanye West has apparently deleted his Twitter and Instagram accounts. Both accounts went dark sometime Friday, for unknown reasons. A representative for the rapper did not immediately respond to an em...
May 06, 2017
Conrad Hilton arrested for alleged car theft in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton’s younger brother, Conrad Hilton, has been arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly stealing a car and violating an ex-girlfriend’s restraining order. Police say th...
May 06, 2017
Miley Cyrus takes to Instagram to clarify hip-hop remarks
Miley Cyrus says she respects and appreciates all genres of music, but is gravitating now to “more uplifting, conscious rap,” with an eye to giving the younger generation a more positive m...
May 06, 2017
Smitten with mistress, elected official lands in jail
NORTHPORT, Mich. - An elected official in a small Michigan town is serving a 90-day jail sentence after he was accused of forging documents to impress an overseas mistress. Charles Rogers is a member ...
May 06, 2017
Iran TV censors Rouhani documentary ahead of elections
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s state TV Saturday censored a documentary released by President Hassan Rouhani’s campaign, ahead of the upcoming presidential election. A report by the semi-official I...
May 06, 2017
Texas adoption agencies could ban Jews, gays, Muslims
AUSTIN, Texas - Parents seeking to adopt children in Texas could soon be rejected by state-funded or private agencies with religious objections to them being Jewish, Muslim, gay, single, or interfaith...
May 06, 2017
Nevada biologist sues bear activists for defamation
RENO, Nev. - A longtime Nevada biologist is suing bear protection advocates at Lake Tahoe he accuses of harassing and threatening him through a “vicious and calculated” social media campai...
May 06, 2017
Slain Kansas boy's 'nana' wants tougher home school rules
TOPEKA, Kan. - When Adrian Jones was murdered, the 7-year-old boy was supposed to be getting schooled at his Kansas home by the mother and stepfather who have since admitted to killing him. Authoritie...
May 06, 2017
