Category Archives: World

Boyfriend of British TV presenter heartbroken by her death
LONDON - The boyfriend of Caroline Flack, the former British TV host for the controversial reality show "Love Island," said Sunday that his "heart is broken" at her death as criticism mounted over her...
Feb 16, 2020

Glamour, glitz at London Fashion Week despite stormy weather
LONDON - Gale force winds and a deluge of rain may be causing havoc to much of Britain, but for the fashion crowd the show must go on. Storm Dennis didn't stop models, celebrities and fashion insiders...
Feb 16, 2020

Daytona 500 starts following Trump's parade lap, rain delay
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Daytona 500 has begun after a 50-minute rain delay that started moments after President Donald Trump and his motorcade finished a ceremonial parade lap. Trump's limousine nic...
Feb 16, 2020

Reworked charges in Chicago cite another R. Kelly accuser
CHICAGO - An updated federal indictment against R. Kelly unsealed Friday in Chicago includes sex abuse allegations involving a new accuser, adding to the jailed singer's mounting legal challenges acro...
Feb 16, 2020

Michael Avenatti is convicted of trying to extort Nike
NEW YORK - Michael Avenatti, the combative lawyer who gained fame by representing porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits involving President Donald Trump, was convicted Friday of trying to extort sports...
Feb 16, 2020

Full board of France's Cesar film awards steps down
PARIS - The entire leadership of the Cesar Awards, France's version of the Oscars, has stepped down in a spat over both its opaque decision-making process and controversial director Roman Polanski, wh...
Feb 16, 2020

McCabe, an ex-FBI official targeted by Trump, not charged
WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors have declined to charge former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, closing an investigation into whether the longtime target of President Donald Trump's ire lied to fed...
Feb 16, 2020

Trump taking in Daytona 500 before heading West
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump will give the command for drivers at the Daytona 500 to start their engines Sunday as he looks to win over NASCAR fans. And he will soon be off and runni...
Feb 16, 2020

Kansas leader decries attempts to tie abortion, Medicaid
TOPEKA, Kan. - A top Republican lawmaker in Kansas on Friday disputed the claims of GOP colleagues that a bipartisan plan to expand the state's Medicaid program would lead to taxpayers funding electiv...
Feb 16, 2020

Virus cases rise as experts question China's numbers
BEIJING - Infections and deaths from the new virus in China ballooned for a second straight day Friday, on paper at least, as officials near the epicenter of the outbreak struggled to keep up with a b...
Feb 16, 2020