Category Archives: World
Demi Lovato to help war-scarred children in Iraq
NEW YORK - Demi Lovato was named a Global Citizen ambassador at the organization’s annual music festival Saturday, championing the mental health of thousands of children displaced within Iraq an...
Sep 25, 2017

South Korea says natural North Korea earthquake detected
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea’s weather agency said a magnitude 3.2 earthquake was detected in North Korea on Saturday close to where the country recently conducted a nuclear test, but...
Sep 25, 2017

Japan's Abe says he will call snap election for parliament
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Monday he will call an early election for parliament’s more powerful lower house for next month. Abe said at a news conference that he will d...
Sep 25, 2017
Graveyard plaque of Wild West figure was buried, not stolen
PRESCOTT, Ariz. - It turns out the graveyard plaque of the common-law wife of legendary gunfighter John Henry “Doc” Holiday was just six inches under, not stolen from a cemetery. The plaqu...
Sep 25, 2017

Warriors spurn White House trip after Trump pulls invitation
SOMERSET, N.J. - The Golden State Warriors say they will not go to the White House when they visit Washington early next year, announcing the decision hours after President Donald Trump tweeted he was...
Sep 25, 2017
President's criticisms spark more protests at NFL games
President Donald Trump’s criticism of players who kneel during the national anthem sparked a mass increase in such protests around the National Football League Sunday, as about 200 players sat, ...
Sep 25, 2017

AP source: Knicks agree to trade Carmelo Anthony to Thunder
NEW YORK - Carmelo Anthony won’t be at Knicks training camp after all. He’ll be in Oklahoma City, joining Russell Westbrook and Paul George in a loaded lineup. The Knicks agreed to trade A...
Sep 25, 2017
Don't talk about mom: NFL players angry over Trump's insult
President Donald Trump probably didn’t realize he’d struck such a nerve with NFL players when he implored team owners to “get that son of a bitch off the field” for protesting ...
Sep 25, 2017

Trump revels in drama over spat with NFL
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is indulging in his favourite kind of drama - personal, aggressive, culturally volatile and entirely of his own making. During a week in which a crucial Senate heal...
Sep 25, 2017

Trump tweet, NFL response escalate drama of Sunday games
The owners of the Baltimore Ravens, the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots and other teams on Sunday joined a chorus of NFL executives criticizing President Donald Trump’s suggestion that ...
Sep 25, 2017