Category Archives: World

Out of sight but centre stage, jurors weigh Chauvin's fate
MINNEAPOLIS - The jurors who sat off-camera through three weeks of draining testimony in Derek Chauvin's murder trial in George Floyd's death were in the spotlight Tuesday, still out of sight but now ...
Apr 20, 2021

Oscar predictions: Can anything beat 'Nomadland'?
Ahead of Sunday's 93rd Academy Awards, Associated Press Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr share their predictions for a ceremony that is forging on in the midst of the pandemic. BEST PICTURE Th...
Apr 20, 2021

Rapper Black Rob, known for hit ‘Whoa!,' dead at 52
NEW YORK - Rapper Black Rob, known for his hit "Whoa!" and key contributions to Diddy's dominant Bad Boy Records in the 1990s and early 2000s, has died. He was 52. Black Rob died Saturday in Atlanta, ...
Apr 20, 2021

Amy Coney Barrett has book deal with conservative imprint
NEW YORK - Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has a book deal with a Penguin Random House imprint, The Associated Press has learned. Adrian Zackheim, who heads the conservative Sentinel imprint, ...
Apr 20, 2021

Military: Chadian president killed after 30 years in power
N'DJAMENA, Chad - Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled the central African nation for more than three decades, was killed Tuesday on the battlefield in a fight against rebels, the military an...
Apr 20, 2021

Latino groups want DOJ probe of shooting by Chicago police
CHICAGO - Latino lawyers and community leaders on Tuesday will ask the Department of Justice to investigate the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy by a Chicago police officer. The group also will cal...
Apr 20, 2021

US Ambassador in Moscow heads home for consultations
MOSCOW - The U.S. ambassador in Moscow said Tuesday he will head home for consultations - a move that comes after the Kremlin prodded him to take a break after Washington and Moscow traded sanctions. ...
Apr 20, 2021

Queen enters 'twilight' of reign after farewell to Philip
LONDON - Now that the Royal Family has said farewell to Prince Philip, attention will turn to Queen Elizabeth II's 95th birthday on Wednesday and, in coming months, the celebrations marking her 70 yea...
Apr 19, 2021

Byron Bay locals protest planned Netflix reality series
CANBERRA, Australia - Angry Byron Bay locals are protesting the filming of a reality television series that some fear will damage the reputation of their trendy Australian tourist town. Around 100 sur...
Apr 19, 2021

Walter Mondale, Carter's vice-president, dies at 93
MINNEAPOLIS - Former Vice-President Walter F. Mondale, a liberal icon who lost the most lopsided presidential election after bluntly telling voters to expect a tax increase if he won, died Monday. He ...
Apr 19, 2021