Category Archives: World
Official Prince tribute concert set for October
NEW YORK - Prince’s family says an official tribute concert honouring the late icon will take place in October in the singer’s hometown of Minneapolis. In a statement to The Associated Pre...
Jul 28, 2016
Mary J. Blige files for divorce from husband of 13 years
LOS ANGELES - Mary J. Blige is ending her marriage to her husband-manager after nearly 13 years. Court records show the “Family Affair” singer filed for divorce from Martin “Kendu...
Jul 28, 2016
Cosby drops litigation against accuser in sex assault case
PHILADELPHIA - Bill Cosby has dropped a lawsuit that demanded the accuser in his criminal case repay the money from their confidential 2006 court settlement. Cosby had sued Andrea Constand for breach ...
Jul 28, 2016
Memorial to slain Navy Seal Chris Kyle unveiled in Texas
ODESSA, Texas - A memorial for slain Navy Seal and “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle has been unveiled in the West Texas city where he was born in 1974. Ceremonies were held Thursday in ...
Jul 28, 2016
Man convicted in Chandra Levy's death won't be retried
Prosecutors announced Thursday that they will not retry a man convicted of killing Washington intern Chandra Levy, saying they can no longer prove their case in the 15-year-old slaying that thrust for...
Jul 28, 2016
Connecticut man charged with making anti-Semitic threats
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - A 50-year-old Connecticut man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges he made threats against Jews and synagogues on an internet forum for heavy metal music fans. Pros...
Jul 28, 2016
James Alan McPherson, prize-winning author, dead at 72
NEW YORK - James Alan McPherson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning story collection “Elbow Room” and a longtime faculty member at the University of Iowa’s prestigious Writers̵...
Jul 28, 2016
US homeownership rate of 62.9 per cent matches a 51-year low
WASHINGTON - The proportion of U.S. households that own homes has matched its lowest level in 51 years - evidence that rising property prices, high rents and stagnant pay have made it hard for many to...
Jul 28, 2016
Egypt convicts top anti-corruption official of 'false news'
CAIRO - An Egyptian court on Thursday convicted the country’s former top anti-corruption official of “spreading false news” over a damning report he had issued, sentencing him to a y...
Jul 28, 2016
It's so hot in New York that manure is bursting into flames
THROOP, N.Y. - How hot is it in upstate New York? So hot that horse manure is bursting into flames. The state Department of Environmental Conservation says it received multiple complaints July 5 about...
Jul 28, 2016
