Category Archives: World

UN Council rejects Russia bid to limit Syrian aid deliveries
TANZANIA, Tanzania - The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a Russian resolution that would have cut back the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria's mainly rebel-held northwes...
Jul 08, 2020

Vindman retiring from Army, lawyer blames Trump
WASHINGTON - Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a national security aide who played a central role in President Donald Trump's impeachment case, announced his retirement from the Army on Wednesday in a scath...
Jul 08, 2020

Cambodian province famous for Angkor Wat bans dog meat trade
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The Cambodian province that is home to the famous Angkor Wat temple complex, a major destination for foreign tourists, has outlawed the trade in dog meat, which animal rights ac...
Jul 08, 2020

COVID hits more legislators amid rapid spread in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. - At least 26 legislators and 10 others who work at Mississippi's Capitol have tested positive for the coronavirus, a public health official said Wednesday, as the governor implored res...
Jul 08, 2020

'A hot mess': Americans face testing delays as virus surges
AUSTIN, Texas - With a cough and shortness of breath, it took Austin, Texas, resident Sam Lee three tries to get a COVID-19 test. The first time, he showed up an hour before the public testing site wa...
Jul 08, 2020

Facebook removes false accounts linked to Brazil's Bolsonaro
SAO PAULO - Social media giant Facebook said Wednesday that it has removed dozens of accounts, some used by employees of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and two of his lawmaker sons. The company sa...
Jul 08, 2020

Singapore governing party set to extend power in elections
Singaporeans vote Friday in Southeast Asia's first election since the coronavirus pandemic began, with the health crisis and a grim economy expected to bolster Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's party a...
Jul 08, 2020

Country band Lady A files suit against singer with same name
NASHVILLE - Country group Lady A, which dropped the word "Antebellum," from their name because of the word's ties to slavery, has filed a lawsuit against a Black singer who has performed as Lady A for...
Jul 08, 2020

With a satirical fictional memoir, Jim Carrey gets real
NEW YORK - When Jim Carrey and Dana Vachon handed in the book they had toiled on for eight years -- a satirical "anti-memoir" about Carrey's life but with increasingly extreme flights of absurdity -- ...
Jul 08, 2020

Kanye West breaks with Trump, claims 2020 run is not a stunt
NEW YORK - Kanye West says he is no longer a Trump supporter. The rapper, who once praised President Donald Trump and said the two share "dragon energy," tells Forbes that he is "taking the red hat of...
Jul 08, 2020