Category Archives: World
Condom-clogged pipe leads police to Austin prostitution ring
AUSTIN, Texas - Police say they cracked an Austin prostitution ring they were led to by a drainage pipe clogged with condoms. A police affidavit filed Tuesday said investigators learned that a massage...
Apr 11, 2017
Dodge Demon Challenger lays claim to fastest production car
NEW YORK - Fiat Chrysler’s Dodge brand is laying claim to the fastest production car in the U.S., deposing electric car maker Tesla Motors with a freaky-fast 840-horsepower gasoline burner. The ...
Apr 11, 2017
'American Gangster' prosecutor pleads guilty to tax charges
NEWARK, N.J. - A former New Jersey prosecutor portrayed by Russell Crowe in the film “American Gangster” has pleaded guilty to failing to pay taxes. Acting U.S. Attorney William Fitzpatric...
Apr 11, 2017
Bill O'Reilly goes on vacation amid sponsor backlash
LOS ANGELES - Bill O’Reilly is taking a vacation from his Fox News Channel show amid sponsor defections triggered by sexual harassment allegations. Announcing the break at the end of TuesdayR...
Apr 11, 2017
J. Geils, 'Centerfold' musician, dies at age 71
GROTON, Mass. - Musician J. Geils, founder of The J. Geils Band known for such peppy early 80s pop hits as “Love Stinks,” ”Freeze Frame” and “Centerfold,” has died ...
Apr 11, 2017
Report: US sought to monitor Trump adviser last summer
WASHINGTON - The FBI obtained a secret court order last summer to monitor the communications of Carter Page, an adviser to then-candidate Donald Trump, because the government had reason to believe Pag...
Apr 11, 2017
Jury selection in Bill Cosby's case set May 22 in Pittsburgh
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Jury selection in Bill Cosby’s criminal sex assault case is set to get underway May 22 in Pittsburgh. But the trial will be held across the state in suburban Philadelphia, with...
Apr 11, 2017
Explosion at Army ammunition plant in Missouri kills 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An explosion Tuesday at a sprawling ammunition plant near Kansas City, Missouri, killed one worker and injured four others, the U.S. Army said. The blast at the Lake City Army Ammun...
Apr 11, 2017
Spicer says Hitler comment 'inexcusable and reprehensible'
WASHINGTON - White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Wednesday that his attempt to compare the Holocaust and Syrian President Bashar Assad’s use of chemical weapons was “inexcusable a...
Apr 11, 2017
University student killed in Venezuela opposition protest
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan authorities on Tuesday were investigating the death of a university student killed by gunfire at a protest against President Nicolas Maduro, as opposition leaders mappe...
Apr 11, 2017
