Category Archives: World

Poor People's Campaign to register voters on 20-state tour
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Poor People's Campaign will begin touring more than 20 states later this month to bring together residents of disenfranchised communities and help them register to vote. The Rev. W...
Sep 09, 2019

Email: Opioid talks fail, Purdue bankruptcy filing expected
CLEVELAND - OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is expected to file for bankruptcy after settlement talks over the nation's deadly overdose crisis hit an impasse, attorneys general involved in the talks sai...
Sep 09, 2019

3 killed, including 2 children, in shooting in Dutch city
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A Dutch police officer and two children died and a woman was seriously wounded in a shooting Monday at a home in the city of Dordrecht, authorities said. Police said in a stat...
Sep 09, 2019

End of an era: Lone peep show in Las Vegas area closes
LAS VEGAS - An adult video and bookstore that's believed to have operated the last remaining peep show in the Las Vegas area has closed, marking the end of an era. Showgirl Video shut down last month ...
Sep 09, 2019

US consumer borrowing posts biggest gain since late 2017
WASHINGTON - Consumer borrowing surged in July at its fastest pace since late 2017, driven by a big jump credit card use. Consumer borrowing increased by $23.3 billion in July after a $13.8 billion ad...
Sep 09, 2019

Dark 'Joker' wins top Venice Film Festival prize
Todd Phillips' dark comic book film "Joker" won the Golden Lion Award at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday and cemented its place as a legitimate contender for the rest of the aw...
Sep 09, 2019

Canadian passengers scramble after British Airways cancels flights due to strike
LONDON - Canadian travel agencies are scrambling to help passengers whose British Airways flights have been cancelled on Monday and Tuesday after a pilots strike grounded the global carrier. The ...
Sep 09, 2019

UK's Johnson to suspend Parliament as his Brexit plans stall
LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted Monday that a new Brexit deal can be reached to ensure Britain leaves the European Union by the Oct. 31 deadline, as he prepared to suspend Parliament an...
Sep 09, 2019

North Korea says it's willing to resume nuke talks with US
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea said Monday it is willing to resume nuclear diplomacy with the United States in late September, but that Washington must come to the negotiating table with acce...
Sep 09, 2019

Cut by Raiders, Brown becoming a Patriot on eve of opener
ALAMEDA, Calif. - Randy Moss. Josh Gordon. And now Antonio Brown. A dozen years after Bill Belichick took a chance on Moss when the talented but troubled receiver had worn out his welcome in Oakland, ...
Sep 09, 2019