Category Archives: World
No bail for border militia group leader on weapons charge
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A federal magistrate judge ordered the leader of an armed group that detained asylum-seeking families near the U.S.-Mexico border to remain jailed Monday as he awaits trial on a fe...
Apr 29, 2019
Nigerian debut novelist among finalists for Women's Prize
LONDON - Nigerian debut novelist Oyinkan Braithwaite and U.K. Booker Prize winner Anna Burns are among six finalists for the international Women’s Prize for Fiction. Braithwaite is nominated for...
Apr 29, 2019
Connecticut tribute to rapper Nipsey Hussle marred
HARTFORD, Conn. - Fans of Nipsey Hussle are upset that someone painted on a mural of the slain rapper at a Connecticut skate park, but police say they don’t plan on pursing charges. The Hartford...
Apr 29, 2019
Boeing CEO defends safety record amid 2 deadly crashes
The CEO of Boeing defended the company’s safety record and declined to take any more than partial blame for two deadly crashes of its bestselling plane even while saying Monday that the company ...
Apr 29, 2019
White House says comments from Fed pick under review
WASHINGTON - The White House says controversial past comments from President Donald Trump’s pick for the Federal Reserve Board are under review. Spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Monday “when...
Apr 29, 2019
Uganda: Opposition pop star Bobi Wine jailed over protest
KAMPALA, Uganda - The Ugandan pop star and opposition politician known as Bobi Wine was remanded to a maximum-security prison on Monday after being charged over his role in a street protest last year ...
Apr 29, 2019
Report: Illinois gunman vowed to kill others if he was fired
CHICAGO - The gunman who opened fire at a suburban Chicago manufacturing plant in February, killing five colleagues before he was killed by police, told a co-worker the morning of the shooting that if...
Apr 29, 2019
Actress Regina Hall to address Dillard graduates next month
NEW ORLEANS - Veteran actress Regina Hall has been tapped to address graduates of Dillard University next month. Hall will be the 2019 speaker for commencement ceremonies scheduled at 8 a.m. May 11 on...
Apr 29, 2019
Chicago's top prosecutor subpoenaed in Jussie Smollett case
Chicago’s top prosecutor has been subpoenaed to appear in court by a retired appellate judge who’s pushing for a special prosecutor to investigate the handling of the case against actor Ju...
Apr 29, 2019
Arts and letters academy awards gold medal to Toni Morrison
NEW YORK - Nobel laureate Toni Morrison is being honoured this spring by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The academy announced Monday that Morrison, celebrated for such novels as “Belo...
Apr 29, 2019