Category Archives: World
Trump administration denies permit for divisive Alaska mine
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Trump administration on Wednesday denied a permit for a controversial gold and copper mine near the headwaters of the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery in southwest Alaska...
Nov 25, 2020
The pandemic is changing Hollywood, maybe forever
NEW YORK - "No New 'Movies' Till Influenza Ends" blared a New York Times headline on Oct. 10, 1918, while the deadly second wave of the Spanish Flu was unfolding. A century later, during another pande...
Nov 25, 2020
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who scored the "Hand of God" goal in 1986 and led his country to that year's World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine u...
Nov 25, 2020
Iran says British-Australian academic freed for 3 Iranians
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Wednesday freed a British-Australian academic who had been detained in the country for over two years, in exchange for three Iranians held abroad, state TV announced. The televi...
Nov 25, 2020
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to march on despite pandemic
NEW YORK - Jawan M. Jackson recently got to do something he's been yearning to do for months - sing and dance again with his Broadway cast. Jackson is one of the stars of "Ain't Too Proud - The Life a...
Nov 25, 2020
Consumer spending up a slight 0.5% as virus maintains grip
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumers increased their spending by a sluggish 0.5% last month, the weakest rise since April, when the pandemic first erupted, and a sign that Americans remain wary with the virus ...
Nov 25, 2020
The Weeknd criticizes Grammys over nominations snub
LOS ANGELES - The Weeknd angrily slammed the Grammy Awards, calling them "corrupt" after the pop star walked away with zero nominations despite having multiple hits this year. The three-time Grammy wi...
Nov 25, 2020
US economy surges by record xx.x% in Q3
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy rebounded at a record pace of 33.1% in the July-September quarter, unchanged from the first estimate a month ago. But a resurgence in the coronavirus is expected to slow ...
Nov 25, 2020
Amid racial reckoning, Grammys honour the Black experience
NEW YORK - With police brutality continuing to devastate Black families and the coronavirus ravishing Black America disproportionately, the world was driven to the significance of this year's Juneteen...
Nov 25, 2020
US jobless claims rise to 778,000 as pandemic worsens
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 778,000, evidence that the U.S. economy and job market remain under strain as coronavirus cases surge and cold...
Nov 25, 2020