Category Archives: World
Workers allege racism at Harley-Davidson plant in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Minority employees at Harley-Davidson’s plant in Kansas City have been subjected to years of harassment and discrimination - including having swastikas and nooses posted in th...
May 03, 2019
3 black women win Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America
NEW YORK - When Cheslie Kryst won the Miss USA crown, it marked more than a personal triumph: It meant that for the first time, three black women are the reigning Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss Amer...
May 03, 2019
Rocker Jack White receives honorary doctorate in Detroit
DETROIT - Rocker Jack White is now a doctor. The Detroit-born singer, songwriter and producer received an honorary doctorate of humane letters Friday from Wayne State University, which he briefly atte...
May 03, 2019
Unemployment hits 49-year low as US employers step up hiring
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers added a robust 263,000 jobs in April, suggesting that businesses have shrugged off earlier concerns that the economy might slow this year and now anticipate strong customer...
May 03, 2019
Minneapolis to pay $20M to family of 911 caller slain by cop
Minneapolis will pay $20 million to the family of an unarmed woman shot by a police officer after she called 911 to report a possible crime, city leaders announced Friday - a move that comes just thre...
May 03, 2019
Mexico governor to probe media over cartel toy distribution
XALAPA, Mexico - The governor of the Mexican gulf coast state of Veracruz has asked authorities to investigate media outlets that published photos of toys apparently distributed by a drug cartel on Ch...
May 03, 2019
Wild raccoon moves into German zoo; keepers can't expel it
BERLIN - A wild raccoon has moved into Heidelberg Zoo in Germany and keepers can’t kick him out. German daily Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung reported Friday that zoo staff recently discovered the uninvite...
May 03, 2019
Toll evader named Stiff to pay up; had $128K in tolls, fines
PHILADELPHIA - The worst toll evader in Pennsylvania is being ordered to pay up. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Jarrett Stiff didn’t pay for trips on the Pennsylvania Turnpike 2,264 time...
May 03, 2019
Spinoff of ABC's 'black-ish' to focus on mixed-race issues
LOS ANGELES - A spinoff of the ABC sitcom “black-ish” will focus on a young Rainbow Johnson and her challenges growing up in the 1980s. ABC said Thursday that the new series, titled “...
May 03, 2019
Strong cyclone lashes India, forces 1.2 million from homes
KOLKATA, India - Cyclone Fani tore through India’s eastern coast on Friday as a grade 5 storm, lashing beaches with rain and winds gusting up to 205 kilometres (127 miles) per hour and affecting...
May 03, 2019