Category Archives: World
Markets Right Now: Dow industrials post 5th straight decline
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m. Stocks ended slightly lower on Wall Street, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to its fifth loss in a row....
Jan 19, 2017
Brazil investigates crash that killed Car Wash probe judge
SAO PAULO - Brazilian authorities on Friday were investigating a plane crash that killed the Supreme Court justice in charge of a major corruption case just weeks before he was scheduled to issue a ru...
Jan 19, 2017
Photomontages from Holocaust memorial selfies go viral
BERLIN - A series of photomontages showing people striking poses, taking selfies and even juggling at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin before the background changes to show them posing amid piles of m...
Jan 19, 2017
Stolen Van Gogh paintings recovered in Italy to head home
AMSTERDAM - Two paintings by Vincent van Gogh that were stolen from an Amsterdam museum in 2002 and recovered by Italian police last year are set to return to the Netherlands. The Van Gogh Museum said...
Jan 19, 2017
Documents: Woman knew for months she'd been stolen at birth
An 18-year-old who was kidnapped as an infant discovered months ago that she had been raised by her abductor under an assumed name, court documents show. An arrest warrant affidavit filed in the case ...
Jan 19, 2017
Suspected WWII bomb found in River Thames in London
LONDON - Two of London’s busiest bridges were closed Thursday and roads cordoned off after a suspected World War II bomb was found in the River Thames. The Metropolitan Police force said officer...
Jan 19, 2017
Spike Lee won't use Chrisette Michele over inaugural gig
WASHINGTON - Spike Lee says he won’t be using Chrisette Michele’s music in an upcoming project because of her decision to perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Mich...
Jan 19, 2017
Osama bin Laden worried that Iran put tracking chip in sons
WASHINGTON - Secluded in his hideaway in Pakistan, Osama bin Laden suspected Iranian officials might implant tracking devices in his sons, according to a document released Thursday in a batch of mater...
Jan 19, 2017
Jackpot! Vegas looks to score big win by landing Raiders
LAS VEGAS - First the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights. Soon, maybe, the Las Vegas Raiders. Once looked on with disdain by major sports leagues, this gambling city is now just 24 votes away from cashi...
Jan 19, 2017
Bruce Springsteen gives farewell concert for Obama staffers
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama’s farewell gift to some of his longtime staffers was a private concert from “The Boss.” A senior White House official says Bruce Springsteen perfo...
Jan 19, 2017
