Category Archives: World

Trump: US, Japan agree on 1st stage of new trade agreement
The U.S. and Japan on Wednesday signed a limited trade deal that will eliminate tariffs and expand market access on farm, industrial and digital products. But the deal does not address autos, a key st...
Sep 27, 2019

Official: Exam doesn't find cause of boat fire
LOS ANGELES - U.S. investigators who examined the burned-out wreckage of a scuba diving boat have not been able to determine what ignited a fire that killed 34 people off the California coast, a law e...
Sep 27, 2019

Balmain channels 90s, Miyake debuts new designer in Paris
PARIS - Balmain defied the trends in designer Olivier Rousteing's rebellious ode to the 90s, serving up an infectious soundtrack of nostalgia that had Kris Jenner and Eva Longoria tapping their feet. ...
Sep 27, 2019

Reggaeton acts call out Latin Grammys for lack of noms
NEW YORK - Popular Latin performers such as J Balvin, Daddy Yankee and Maluma are lashing out at the Latin Grammys for dismissing musicians from the reggaeton and Latin trap world in the top categorie...
Sep 27, 2019

City to pay Stormy Daniels $450,000 over strip club arrest
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio's capital city agreed Friday to pay porn actress Stormy Daniels $450,000 to settle a lawsuit over her arrest at a strip club last year, the latest fallout traced to the city's no...
Sep 27, 2019

At UN, Africa balances highlighting its progress and poverty
At the U.N. building in New York, "United Nations" means the trappings of protocol, the gravitas of diplomatic relations, the grandiose speeches. But in the field, to many, the "United Nations" means ...
Sep 27, 2019

Democrats call whistleblower complaint 'deeply disturbing'
WASHINGTON - Democrats who reviewed a secret whistleblower complaint involving President Donald Trump Wednesday called it "deeply disturbing" and said it gives them new leads to pursue as they conside...
Sep 27, 2019

Wally Lamb barred from prison to resume writing program
NIANTIC, Conn. - Author Wally Lamb says he was barred from entering a Connecticut women's prison to resume a writing program that had been reinstated after an investigation that cleared him of wrongdo...
Sep 27, 2019

Documents: Ex-GOP chair for North Carolina to plead guilty
RALEIGH, N.C. - A former North Carolina GOP chairman will admit in court that he lied to federal agents conducting a bribery investigation of a major political donor, according to court documents file...
Sep 27, 2019

Split no more, Spider-Man gets another swing with Marvel
LOS ANGELES - Spider-Man won't be leaving the Marvel Cinematic Universe anytime soon. After a public fallout last month, Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Walt Disney Studios have found a way to wor...
Sep 27, 2019