Category Archives: World
Last pick of draft far from irrelevant: Kelly goes to Denver
PHILADELPHIA - The final day of the NFL draft began with an impromptu rendition of “Fly Eagles Fly” by former Philadelphia star safety Brian Dawkins and ended with a player who was far fro...
Apr 28, 2017
Judges seal warrants related to arrest of 'Bachelor' star
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Applications for warrants that allowed police to arrest “The Bachelor” star Chris Soules after a fatal crash and to obtain his blood and urine samples will be sealed inde...
Apr 28, 2017
Friends hail woman, 86, killed trying to stop attack as hero
NORTH HIGHLANDS, Calif. - A young man was identified Friday as the suspect in the sexual assault and beating death of an 86-year-old California woman remembered as a hero by investigators and neighbou...
Apr 28, 2017
Gwyneth Paltrow creating Goop magazine with Anna Wintour
NEW YORK - Gwyneth Paltrow and Vogue editor Anna Wintour are teaming up to take the actress’ Goop website to print through a partnership with magazine publisher Conde Nast. Wintour, who is also ...
Apr 28, 2017
Man pleads guilty to charges in Tennessee officer shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - An ex-convict pleaded guilty Friday to federal carjacking and ammunition charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a Tennessee police officer. Tremaine Wilbourn had pleaded not...
Apr 28, 2017
Correction: Exploding Air Bags-New Problem story
LAS VEGAS - In a story April 19 about a woman injured by an exploding air bag inflator, The Associated Press reported erroneously that there is no federal law prohibiting salvage yards from selling re...
Apr 28, 2017
Concert fans angry as hyped Bahamas festival is cancelled
MIAMI - Organizers of a much-hyped music festival in the Bahamas cancelled the weekend event at the last minute Friday after many people had already arrived and spent thousands of dollars on tickets a...
Apr 28, 2017
George HW Bush released after latest Houston hospital stay
HOUSTON - Former President George H.W. Bush was released Friday from a Houston hospital where he received treatment for a mild case of pneumonia and chronic bronchitis during a two-week stay. “P...
Apr 28, 2017
Cosby jury can hear about quaaludes, not accuser's lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA - Jurors at Bill Cosby’s sex assault trial can hear his explosive deposition testimony about quaaludes but can’t hear about the lawsuit he settled afterward with the accuser, ...
Apr 28, 2017
Absent glitter and Trump, journalists honour press freedom
WASHINGTON - Prominent Washington journalists, if not Hollywood stars, celebrated the First Amendment during the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, an event that lacked the glitter of pa...
Apr 28, 2017
