Category Archives: World
Woman fired for flipping off Trump's motorcade
HERNDON, Va. - A woman has gotten the boot after flipping the bird at President Donald Trump’s motorcade. The Washington Post reports Juli Briskman was on her bicycle last month when Trump’...
Nov 07, 2017
North Korea, trade deficit top Trump's agenda in China
BEIJING - The standoff over North Korea’s nuclear weapons and demands that China do more to balance trade with America will dominate President Donald Trump’s agenda in Beijing. Trump’...
Nov 07, 2017
Indonesia threatens to block WhatsApp over sexual content
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian authorities say they will block access to the popular WhatsApp instant messaging app if it doesn’t remove sexually explicit content. The Ministry of Communication...
Nov 07, 2017
In Ecuadorean cave, meals offered in darkness by the blind
QUITO, Ecuador - On the outskirts of Ecuador’s capital, young couples and families venture into a pitch-black cave in search of an unlikely experience: a meal in the dark. Blind waiters guide gu...
Nov 07, 2017
Texas authorities: We won't mention shooter's name again
The shooter’s name went unspoken at a news conference on the killings at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, and authorities there said they intend to keep refraining from saying it. “W...
Nov 07, 2017
Video of US first lady, teens and K-pop star goes viral
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A video of first lady Melania Trump smiling at South Korean girls who had burst into screaming when they saw a member of K-pop boy band has been shared widely on social med...
Nov 07, 2017
10 arrests in French, Swiss raids over suspected attack plot
PARIS - Ten people suspected of using encrypted social networks to prepare a possible attack were arrested Tuesday during counterterrorism operations in France and Switzerland aimed at clarifying deta...
Nov 07, 2017
Television Academy expels Harvey Weinstein for life
LOS ANGELES - The organization that bestows the Emmy Awards has voted to expel Harvey Weinstein in the wake of numerous allegations of sexual harassment and abuse against the producer. The Television ...
Nov 07, 2017
Hong Kong clears young activists to appeal prison sentences
Hong Kong’s top court on Tuesday gave three young democracy activists, including Joshua Wong, a last chance to appeal prison sentences related to their involvement in huge 2014 pro-democracy pro...
Nov 07, 2017
Sony pulls festival premiere of 'All the Money,' with Spacey
NEW YORK - Sony Pictures has pulled the film “All the Money in the World” from its AFI Fest premiere following the sexual misconduct allegations made against co-star Kevin Spacey. In a sta...
Nov 07, 2017