Category Archives: World
'Bachelor' star Chris Soules charged in deadly Iowa crash
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Chris Soules, an Iowa farmer who starred on “The Bachelor” two years ago, was arrested Tuesday after authorities say he caused a traffic accident that killed a fellow far...
Apr 25, 2017
Hello? Justice Stephen Breyer's cellphone rings in court
WASHINGTON - Even Supreme Court justices forget to turn off their cellphones. A high court argument on Tuesday was interrupted by the familiar sound of a ring chime, and Justice Stephen Breyer seemed ...
Apr 25, 2017
'Grey's Anatomy's' Jesse Williams files for divorce
LOS ANGELES - “Grey’s Anatomy” star Jesse Williams has filed for divorce from wife Aryn Drakelee-Williams after more than four years of marriage. Williams cites irreconcilable differ...
Apr 25, 2017
US consumer confidence dips in April but remains strong
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer confidence slipped in April but remains at high levels. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index registered 120.3 thi...
Apr 25, 2017
France's Le Pen says the people revolting against the elite
PARIS - Far-right presidential contender Marine Le Pen said Tuesday that people are revolting against the elite and predicted that could translate into a “very big surprise” when ballots a...
Apr 25, 2017
US home prices rose at the fastest pace in nearly 3 years
WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices rose steadily upward in February as more homebuyers chased fewer available properties, a trend that many analysts say may not be sustainable. The Standard & Poor̵...
Apr 25, 2017
NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. to retire after season
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - It’s never easy to be the son of a legend, especially when he is a tough-as-nails hero and the most feared man in his profession. Follow in his footsteps? Forget it. Just being...
Apr 25, 2017
Former US Ambassador Samantha Power writing a memoir
NEW YORK - Former U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power is writing a memoir about her transition from writing a Pulitzer Prize-winning condemnation of foreign policy to becoming a leading public advocate for...
Apr 25, 2017
Torrents of juice flood Russian town after factory accident
MOSCOW - A flash flood of fruit juice from a beverage plant in southern Russia has flowed into a town’s streets and into the River Don. The Prosecutor’s Office in the Lipetsk region said i...
Apr 25, 2017
Rare leatherback sea turtles wash up dead in South Carolina
ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. - Two dead leatherback sea turtles have been discovered along South Carolina’s coast. The Post and Courier reports (http://bit.ly/2q93SQF ) that the large sea turtles are rar...
Apr 25, 2017
