Category Archives: World
Appeals court denies Bill Cosby's latest bid for bail
HARRISBURG, Pa. - An appeals court has denied Bill Cosby’s latest effort to be released from prison on bail while he fights his sex-assault conviction. Lawyers for the 81-year-old comedian had r...
Apr 29, 2019
Woodstock co-founder insists anniversary festival still on
NEW YORK - Woodstock 50 will go on despite the loss of a major financial partner, according to the organizers of the beleaguered anniversary event. In a statement released late Monday, Woodstock 50 co...
Apr 29, 2019
BYU student comes out as gay in valedictorian speech
SALT LAKE CITY - A student who came out as gay during a valedictorian speech at Mormon-owned Brigham Young University has drawn praise from fellow students and notable figures such as Kristin Chenowet...
Apr 29, 2019
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