Category Archives: World

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

Emperor announces abdication as Japan marks end of era
TOKYO - Japanese Emperor Akihito announced his abdication at a palace ceremony Tuesday in his final address, as the nation embraced the end of his reign with reminiscence and hope for a new era. ̶...
Apr 29, 2019
Several US airlines hit by brief computer-related outage
At least three major U.S. airlines were briefly affected Monday by an outage at a technology provider that shut down ticketing and check-in online and at airport kiosks. Sabre Corp. tweeted before mid...
Apr 29, 2019

A daunting task begins: Reducing lobster gear to save whales
PORTLAND, Maine - Fishing managers on the East Coast began the daunting process Monday of implementing new restrictions on lobster fishing that are designed to protect a vanishing species of whale. A ...
Apr 29, 2019
Sheriff seeks dismissal from lawsuit over anti-protest laws
A western South Dakota sheriff is seeking to be dismissed from a lawsuit challenging new state laws that target disruptive demonstrations by anti-oil pipeline activists. Attorney Rebeca L. Mann said P...
Apr 29, 2019
Rod Rosenstein submits letter of resignation to Trump
WASHINGTON - Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submitted his resignation Monday after a two-year run defined by his appointment of a special counsel to investigate connections between President D...
Apr 29, 2019
'Hadestown' leads Tony Award nominations with 14 nods
NEW YORK - “Hadestown,” singer-songwriter Anas Mitchell’s Broadway debut, earned a leading 14 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, followed by the jukebox musical “Ain’t Too P...
Apr 29, 2019

NRA's LaPierre fends off backlash, wins re-election as CEO
INDIANAPOLIS - The National Rifle Association, facing internal turmoil over its financial management, increasingly partisan tone, and legal threats from government regulators, beat back efforts to ove...
Apr 29, 2019