World

'Just Mercy' aims for justice on death row, and in Hollywood

NEW YORK - Michael B. Jordan doesn't usually get star struck. Bryan Stevenson had a different effect on him. Stevenson, whom Jordan plays in the legal drama "Just Mercy," has led one of the most succe...

Dec 24, 2019

Rapper DaBaby detained hours after toy giveaway, concert

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was detained in North Carolina hours after he gave away toys to children and shortly after his concert. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police issued citations t...

Dec 24, 2019

Melania Trump silently forges path through impeachment

WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton spent the morning of her husband's impeachment visiting Capitol Hill to rally Democrats to his side. Pat Nixon kept assuring reporters her husband wouldn't quit - right up...

Dec 24, 2019

Boeing capsule returns to Earth after aborted space mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Boeing safely landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert Sunday after an aborted flight to the International Space Station that threatened to set back the company's effort...

Dec 24, 2019

28 killed as bus plunges into ravine in Indonesia

PALEMBANG, Indonesia - A bus plunged into a ravine on Indonesia's Sumatra island after its brakes apparently malfunctioned, killing at least 28 people and injuring 13 others, police and rescuers said ...

Dec 24, 2019

Prince Philip leaves hospital to join Queen for Christmas

LONDON - Prince Philip left hospital Tuesday after being treated for what Buckingham Palace called a "pre-existing condition." The 98-year-old is expected to join the rest of Britain's royal family fo...

Dec 24, 2019

Aussie PM: Some volunteer firefighters to receive paid leave

PERTH, Australia - Australia's beleaguered prime minister announced Tuesday that volunteer firefighters from the federal public sector will receive paid leave entitlements in a move to help contain wi...

Dec 23, 2019

Slain Barnard College student mourned at private memorial

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A Barnard College freshman who was fatally stabbed in a New York City park earlier this month was remembered by friends and classmates Saturday at a private memorial service at ...

Dec 23, 2019

6 killed, 13 injured in Las Vegas apartment building fire

LAS VEGAS - A fire in a three-story apartment building in downtown Las Vegas where residents were apparently using their stoves for heat killed six people and forced some residents to jump from upper-...

Dec 23, 2019

France says it carries out first armed drone strike in Mali

PARIS - France's defence ministry announced Monday it had carried out its first armed drone strike, killing seven Islamic extremists in central Mali over the weekend. France joins a tiny group of coun...

Dec 23, 2019