Category Archives: World
Feds: Va. man lied about communication with terror group
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Federal authorities say they’ve arrested a Virginia man accused of lying about his ties to foreign terrorist organizations. U.S. Department of Justice spokesman Brian McGinn co...
May 02, 2019
Mexican band Cafe Tacvba's instruments, equipment stolen
MEXICO CITY - The Mexican rock band Cafe Tacvba said its instruments and other equipment were stolen and two crew members briefly detained in a highway robbery early Thursday. In a statement, the band...
May 02, 2019
Facebook bans 'dangerous individuals' cited for hate speech
SAN FRANCISCO - After years of pressure to crack down on hate and bigotry, Facebook has banned Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and other extremists, saying they violated its ban on “dangerous indivi...
May 02, 2019
Prosecutor: Murder suspect was 'boy next door killer'
LOS ANGELES - An air conditioning repairman charged with murdering a Chicago-area teenager and two California women, one the ex-girlfriend of actor Ashton Kutcher, would “watch, shadow, stalk an...
May 02, 2019
Israel says bots promoting boycott of Eurovision
JERUSALEM - Israel on Thursday said it has uncovered a network of bots and fake Twitter accounts urging a boycott of the upcoming Israeli-hosted Eurovision song contest. Israel’s Ministry of Str...
May 02, 2019
Pharmaceutical exec guilty of bribing doctors to push opioid
BOSTON - A pharmaceutical company founder accused of paying doctors millions in bribes to prescribe a highly addictive fentanyl spray was convicted Thursday in a case that exposed such marketing tacti...
May 02, 2019
Police: Bank robber used oblivious dad as getaway driver
LEWISTON, Maine - Police in Maine say a man who robbed a bank used his unwitting father as a getaway driver. An affidavit written by a police detective says Keith Tilton dropped his 39-year-old son, J...
May 02, 2019
'Jeopardy!' champ Holzhauer to receive key to Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - “Jeopardy!” champ James Holzhauer is continuing his remarkable winning streak to chase the game show’s all-time record, but first he’s being awarded with the key to...
May 02, 2019
Beyond Meat fattens up as shares more than double in IPO
Investors have a big appetite for fake meat. The shares of Beyond Meat, the purveyor of plant-based burgers and sausages, more than doubled Thursday in its Nasdaq debut. It’s the first pure-play...
May 02, 2019
Trump Fed choice Stephen Moore withdraws amid controversy
WASHINGTON - Stephen Moore, a conservative commentator whom President Donald Trump had tapped for the Federal Reserve board, withdrew from consideration Thursday after losing Republican support in the...
May 02, 2019