Category Archives: World
The musical 'Hadestown' leads Tony Awards nominations with 14 nods
NEW YORK - The musical ‘Hadestown’ leads Tony Awards nominations with 14 nods. -Will be updated. The Associated Press
Apr 30, 2019
Netflix announces deal for film about Thailand's cave boys
BANGKOK - Netflix is joining with the production company for the movie “Crazy Rich Asians” to make a film about last July’s dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach who were...
Apr 30, 2019
US workers' compensation rose moderately in 1st quarter
WASHINGTON - Wages and benefits for U.S. workers rose 0.7% in the first three months of the year, a modest gain that matched the previous quarter’s increase. The data suggests that growth in wor...
Apr 30, 2019
Mom pleads guilty in disabled toddler's bathtub drowning
PEN ARGYL, Pa. - A mother who was under the influence of drugs when her disabled 2-year-old son drowned in a bathtub has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. Michelle Wallace entered her plea M...
Apr 30, 2019
Daniel Radcliffe to return to London stage in Beckett play
LONDON - Daniel Radcliffe is returning to the London stage in a Samuel Beckett double bill. The Old Vic Theatre says the former “Harry Potter” star will appear alongside Alan Cumming in a ...
Apr 30, 2019
TV star Zelenskiy officially named new Ukrainian president
KIEV, Ukraine - Election authorities in Ukraine have officially named TV star and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy as the country’s new president. The Central Election Commission on Tuesday presente...
Apr 30, 2019
FBI: Corruption billboard isn't related to Baltimore mayor
BALTIMORE - The FBI says its billboard and social media campaign asking for tips about public corruption in Baltimore aren’t related to the federal investigation of Mayor Catherine Pugh. FBI spo...
Apr 30, 2019
Venezuelans take to streets as uprising attempt sputters
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelans heeded opposition leader Juan Guaid’s call to fill streets around the nation Wednesday but security forces showed no sign of answering his cry for a widespread m...
Apr 30, 2019
John Singleton found a perfect marriage of movie and moment
LOS ANGELES - Rarely have a filmmaker and a moment been so perfectly matched as John Singleton and the summer of 1991. When “Boyz N the Hood” was released that July, Singleton took what ha...
Apr 29, 2019
Correction: Ex-TCU Star-Girlfriend Assaulted story
FORT WORTH, Texas - In a story April 29 about former TCU receiver and returner KaVontae Turpin pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend, The Associated Press reported erroneously the charge’...
Apr 29, 2019