Category Archives: World
Fire at Moscow's art museum causes no damage to collections
MOSCOW - Russian emergency officials say that a fire at Moscow’s premier art museum hasn’t damaged its collections. Smoke billowed Friday from the roof of one of the buildings of the Pushk...
Nov 03, 2017
UK police investigating sex assault linked to Spacey
London police are investigating an alleged 2008 sexual assault reportedly linked to Kevin Spacey in the latest setback for the “House of Cards” star. Police Friday did not identify Spacey ...
Nov 03, 2017
Disney bars LA Times film coverage after critical piece
LOS ANGELES - In response to a Los Angeles Times series about the relationship between the Walt Disney Co. and the city of Anaheim, the company is barring the paper from advance screenings of its film...
Nov 03, 2017
Elliott freed to play by court, senses 'burst of adrenalin'
NEW YORK - Ezekiel Elliott felt a “burst of adrenalin” surge through the Dallas Cowboys locker room after a court freed him to play Sunday rather than begin a six-game suspension. He also ...
Nov 03, 2017
Intl court seeks probe into possible Afghanistan war crimes
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court said Friday she is seeking an investigation of alleged war crimes committed in the war in Afghanistan, an unprecedent...
Nov 03, 2017
Men seeking medical pot bombard gynecologist's office
ALTOONA, Pa. - A Pennsylvania gynecologist says she has been inundated with calls from men trying to set up appointments after hearing she was permitted to prescribe medical marijuana. Dr. Liang Bartk...
Nov 03, 2017
How Trump's tweets, outspoken comments affect legal system
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s voters may love his outspoken ways. But judges? Not so much. The president’s tweets already have played a role in court decisions blocking his bans on travel an...
Nov 03, 2017
Trump-free Twitter: Outage highlights service's importance
President Donald Trump’s Twitter account disappeared for just 11 minutes this week, far shorter than past outages that have affected users of the social media service. But as Trump’s criti...
Nov 03, 2017
Police: Fetty Wap caught drag racing, charged with DUI
NEW YORK - Rapper Fetty Wap has been arrested and charged with DUI and other counts after police say he was caught drag racing another vehicle on a New York City highway early Friday morning. New York...
Nov 03, 2017
What We Know: Indictments, hearings in Russia probe
WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election jumped forward this week with a 12-count indictment against two former campaign advisers to...
Nov 03, 2017