Category Archives: World
Officials looking into cause of rumblings that shook ground
TRENTON, N.J. - Officials are trying to determine the cause of some reported rumblings that shook areas of southern New Jersey. Residents in several counties reported hearing booms or feeling the grou...
Oct 25, 2017
French film institute goes ahead with Polanski retrospective
PARIS - France’s famed film institute La Cinematheque Francaise says it will go ahead with a retrospective of works by director Roman Polanski despite opposition by feminist groups. La Cinemathe...
Oct 25, 2017
Weinstein Co. targeted in new claims of sexual misconduct
NEW YORK - Attorney Gloria Allred on Wednesday pressed The Weinstein Co. to create a “substantial” fund to pay out settlements to alleged victims of the film’s company’s former...
Oct 25, 2017
Bob Dylan's guitar expected to get over $300,000 at auction
DALLAS - A guitar played by Bob Dylan at notable concerts in 1970s is expected to sell for more than $300,000 when it goes up for auction next month. Heritage Auctions said the 1963 Martin D-28 acoust...
Oct 25, 2017
Germany: Couple backs off plan to call baby Lucifer
BERLIN - A baby in Germany won’t be named Lucifer after authorities intervened. A registrar in the central city of Kassel sought clarification from the local district court after a couple sought...
Oct 25, 2017
Brother of Vegas shooter suspected of child porn possession
LOS ANGELES - A brother of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock was arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of possessing child pornography, authorities said Wednesday. Bruce Paddock, 59, was arrested on a ...
Oct 25, 2017
Fats Domino stirred New Orleans flavour into rock 'n' roll
NEW ORLEANS - In appearance, Fats Domino wasn’t a typical a teen idol. He stood 5-feet-5 and weighed more than 200 pounds, with a wide, boyish smile and a haircut as flat as an album cover. But ...
Oct 25, 2017
Texas House speaker who slowed conservative agenda retires
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas’ moderate Republican House speaker abruptly announced his retirement Wednesday, clearing the way for the ruling GOP in the nation’s largest conservative state to lurc...
Oct 25, 2017
London exhibition 'Age of Terror' explores art since 9-11
LONDON - A new London exhibition about art since 9-11 begins with images - both familiar and shocking - of the devastated Twin Towers in New York. The Imperial War Museum’s “Age of Terror ...
Oct 25, 2017
Fats Domino dies at 89; gave rock music a New Orleans flavour
NEW ORLEANS - Fats Domino, the amiable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music while honouring the traditions of the Crescent City,...
Oct 25, 2017