Category Archives: World

Man cooking in Walmart lot sets van on fire, killing girl
FRIDLEY, Minn. - Authorities in Minnesota say a 70-year-old man camping in a Walmart parking lot put a hot cook stove in his van, causing it to catch fire and spread to another van, burning two young ...
Aug 07, 2019

Fox's Carlson calls white supremacy 'a hoax.'
NEW YORK - Fox News host Tucker Carlson is under fire for his comments declaring white supremacy a hoax. Carlson said on his prime-time show on Tuesday that he'd never met anybody who considered white...
Aug 07, 2019

All clear at USA Today HQ after report of man with weapon
MCLEAN, Va. - The northern Virginia office building that houses USA Today was evacuated for several hours Wednesday for what police said was an unsubstantiated report of an armed man. Fairfax County P...
Aug 07, 2019

Fox: Jussie Smollett won't be on final season on 'Empire'
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Fox Entertainment chief Charlie Collier says Jussie Smollett won't be back on "Empire." Collier, speaking to TV critics Wednesday, affirmed series co-creator Lee Daniels' decis...
Aug 07, 2019

ABC executive withholding judgment on the 'The Rookie'
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke said Monday she is withholding judgment on the fate of "The Rookie" pending an investigation into co-star Afton Williamson's claim that ...
Aug 07, 2019

Fox chief says Emmy Awards won't have a host this year
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The Oscars did it, and now the Emmys will too. There will be no host at the ceremony honouring TV's best next month. Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier said Wednesday that g...
Aug 07, 2019

Immigration raids at Mississippi food processing plants
MORTON, Miss. - U.S. immigration officials raided several Mississippi food processing plants on Wednesday, part of a large-scale operation carried out by President Donald Trump's administration that t...
Aug 07, 2019

Puerto Rico high court overturns Pedro Pierluisi as governor
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's Supreme Court has overturned the swearing in of Pedro Pierluisi as the island's governor less than a week ago, clearing the way for Justice Secretary Wanda Vzquez...
Aug 07, 2019

Global stocks rebound as China eases up on currency
LONDON - Stock markets turned higher on Tuesday as China stabilized its currency after allowing it to depreciate against the dollar in response to President Donald Trump's decision to put more tariffs...
Aug 07, 2019

Stocks slide as rate cuts stoke fear of an economic slowdown
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks tumbled in early trading Wednesday as central banks around the world cut interest rates and increased fears that global growth is being crimped by the U.S.-China trade war. Ever...
Aug 07, 2019