Category Archives: World
Bright like a diamond: Harvard honours Rihanna's philanthropy
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Grammy Award-winning singer Rihanna finally “made it to Harvard” to be honoured as the university’s 2017 Humanitarian of the Year. She received a standing ovation ...
Feb 28, 2017
Ammon Bundy testifies in second Oregon standoff trial
PORTLAND, Ore. - Ammon Bundy, who was recently acquitted in the armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon, testified Tuesday that he felt “driven” to protest federal control...
Feb 28, 2017
Airports, legal volunteers prepare for new Trump travel ban
SEATTLE - Airport officials and civil rights lawyers around the country are getting ready for President Donald Trump’s new travel ban - mindful of the chaos that accompanied his initial executiv...
Feb 28, 2017
How 'Moonlight' pulled off the Oscar upset of a lifetime
NEW YORK - Long before Barry Jenkins made his way to the podium through the bewildered throng that packed the Dolby Theatre stage at the Academy Awards, he sat in a Toronto hotel room explaining his m...
Feb 28, 2017
Alaska underwater gas leak continues, 2nd group to sue
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A second environmental group has given formal notice that it will sue the owner of an underwater pipeline spewing natural gas into Alaska’s Cook Inlet. The inlet is home to e...
Feb 28, 2017
1 scoop or 2? Raw cookie dough is latest NYC food fad
NEW YORK - Cookie dough is having its Cronut moment. People have been standing in line for up to three hours at a month-old New York City shop that sells scoops of raw dough in a cup or a cone like ic...
Feb 28, 2017
Clarification: Immigration Enforcement-Catholic Schools
CHICAGO - In a story Feb. 28 about the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, The Associated Press reported that Cardinal Blase Cupich, the leader of the archdiocese, sent a letter Monday to school pr...
Feb 28, 2017
As Mardi Gras revelry ends with a party, Lent begins
NEW ORLEANS - After a day of parades, blaring marching bands, elaborate costumes and crowds screaming for beads, another Mardi Gras celebration is over. Fat Tuesday, which marks the end of the Carniva...
Feb 28, 2017
NC Sheriff: Deputy on 911 call ambushed by heavily armed man
BROWNS SUMMIT, N.C. - Authorities say a North Carolina deputy is recovering after being ambushed by a heavily armed man who called 911 and opened fire on the first lawman arriving at his door. Guilfor...
Feb 28, 2017
Film academy apologizes for Oscars best picture gaffe
LOS ANGELES - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is apologizing to the cast and crews of the films “La La Land” and “Moonlight” for the mistaken announcement of th...
Feb 28, 2017
