Category Archives: World
Court extends house arrest for Russian theatre director
MOSCOW - A court in Russia’s capital ruled Tuesday to extend the house arrest of a widely revered theatre and film director. Kirill Serebrennikov was detained and put under house arrest in Augus...
Oct 17, 2017
Harvey Weinstein leaves the board of his film company
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein is leaving the board of the film company he started, more than a week after the firm fired him following allegations of sexual harassment and rape. The Weinstein Co.’...
Oct 17, 2017
Administration does not brand China currency manipulator
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Tuesday once again declined to label China a currency manipulator, even though Donald Trump repeatedly pledged during last year’s presidential campaign t...
Oct 17, 2017
Oscars org won't be an 'inquisitorial court,' president says
LOS ANGELES - Film academy president John Bailey says that although the organization intends to be a strong voice in changing the culture of sexual exploitation in the movie business that it will not ...
Oct 17, 2017
Celtics star Hayward suffers gruesome injury in opener
CLEVELAND - Just five minutes into his Boston career, new Celtics star forward Gordon Hayward gruesomely broke his left ankle, an injury that may end his season. Hayward, who signed a four-year, $128 ...
Oct 17, 2017
Lopez, Anthony, Rodriguez raise $35M for Puerto Rico relief
NEW YORK - Jennifer Lopez, her ex-husband Marc Anthony and her current boyfriend Alex Rodriguez have raised more than $35 million for Puerto Rico hurricane relief. A spokeswoman said in a statement Tu...
Oct 17, 2017
Judge HR sparks NY, Yanks beat Astros 6-4 to even ALCS at 2
NEW YORK - With a soaring shot headed for Monument Park, Aaron Judge got New York back on course for another memorable October. Yankee Stadium sound like it’s ready, too. “That ballpark is...
Oct 17, 2017
Judge halts newest Trump travel ban, saying it has same woes
HONOLULU - A federal judge in Hawaii blocked most of President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban Tuesday, just hours before it was set to take effect, saying the revised order “suffers from...
Oct 17, 2017
Margaret Atwood receives Franz Kafka award in Prague
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Canadian novelist and poet Margaret Atwood has been awarded the Franz Kafka Prize. An international jury selected Atwood in May as the winner of the annual literary award, whi...
Oct 17, 2017
Newspaper lands easy scoop: Corvette crashes into its office
PLEASANTVILLE, N.J. - A New Jersey newspaper has scored an easy scoop. A Corvette crashed into the newsroom of the Press of Atlantic City newspaper in Pleasantville. The newspaper reports the car̵...
Oct 17, 2017