Category Archives: World
Trolls take over Comic-Con, but not the internet kind
SAN DIEGO - Trolls turned out in full force to kick off the first day of programming at Comic-Con - the ones with the wacky hair, not the ones that hurl insults on the internet. Audience members in br...
Jul 21, 2016
LAPD chief, rapper The Game team up for anti-violence PSA
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck and rapper The Game appear together in a new public service announcement aimed at curbing violence across the city. The clip posted online Wednesday appeared just...
Jul 21, 2016
AP Sources: Kaine emerges as favourite in Clinton's VP search
STERLING, Va. - Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine has emerged as the leading contender to join the Democratic ticket as Hillary Clinton’s running mate, according to two Democrats, who both cautioned that ...
Jul 21, 2016
Saudi clerics: App version of Pokemon requires new ruling
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia’s senior council of clerics says it has not renewed a 2001 religious edict warning against playing Pokemon, and that the new mobile application version...
Jul 21, 2016
Oliver Stone says studios' boards led to 'Snowden' rejection
SAN DIEGO - Director Oliver Stone says every major movie studio turned down his narrative film about Edward Snowden because of censorship from their corporate leaders. Stone, who has chronicled many A...
Jul 21, 2016
Starbucks cuts sales forecast after growth slows
NEW YORK - Starbucks trimmed its sales forecast Thursday after revenue came in lighter than expected in the most recent quarter. The Seattle-based company said global sales rose 4 per cent at establis...
Jul 21, 2016
Rupert Murdoch vows Fox News without Ailes is still Fox
NEW YORK - Fox News Channel is minus founding leader Roger Ailes but not its direction, Rupert Murdoch vowed. “I am personally committed to ensuring that Fox News remains a distinctive, powerful...
Jul 21, 2016
Report: Chicago city lawyers don't hide evidence
CHICAGO - A former federal prosecutor hired by the city of Chicago to review how City Hall attorneys handle excessive-force lawsuits against police found that they do not regularly hide or obstruct ac...
Jul 21, 2016
Chile toughens sentences in 'Missing' killings of Americans
SANTIAGO, Chile - Chile’s Supreme Court on Thursday lengthened the prison sentences of two former military officers convicted in the 1973 killing of two Americans during the early days of Gen. A...
Jul 21, 2016
Southwest says technology outage fixed but more flights cut
DALLAS - Southwest Airlines struggled to recover Thursday from a massive computer outage, as several hundred more flights were cancelled or delayed around the country. Airline executives said a router...
Jul 21, 2016
