Category Archives: World

Judge sets date for Cosby retrial on sexual assault charges
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - A judge has scheduled a new date for Bill Cosby’s retrial on charges he drugged and molested a woman more than a decade ago. Judge Steven O’Neill on Friday ordered the re...
Sep 15, 2017
Champagne on ice: London Fashion Week off and running
London is stepping into its role as style capital with the opening of Fashion Week. The extravaganza will feature five days of catwalk shows - over 80 in all - and presentations along with dozens of p...
Sep 15, 2017

White ex-St. Louis cop acquitted in black suspect's killing
ST. LOUIS - A judge acquitted a white former St. Louis police officer of murder in the 2011 killing of a black drug suspect, sparking street demonstrations that put protesters face-to-face with police...
Sep 15, 2017

Jennifer Garner posts laughing gas video after dental work
Jennifer Garner is receiving plenty of praise for a performance not seen on television or the big screen, but on Instagram. The actress posted a video of herself Thursday laughing and talking with slu...
Sep 15, 2017
Crocodile suspected in death of UK reporter in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan navy divers on Friday found the body of a British journalist who is believed to have been attacked by a crocodile while holidaying with friends on an eastern beach. Pol...
Sep 15, 2017
Women's Hall of Fame to induct 10, mark NY vote centennial
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. - The National Women’s Hall of Fame will add 10 inductees during a weekend that will also celebrate the 100th anniversary of women securing the right to vote in New York. The ...
Sep 15, 2017
Mars research subjects to emerge after 8 months of isolation
HONOLULU - After eight months of living in isolation on a remote Hawaii volcano, six NASA-backed research subjects will emerge from their Mars-like habitat on Sunday and return to civilization. Their ...
Sep 15, 2017
Angry Birds maker Rovio valued at $1 billion in planned IPO
COPENHAGEN - Rovio Entertainment, the Finnish maker of “Angry Birds” and other popular mobile games, says that its initial public share offering will value it at about $1 billion. The comp...
Sep 15, 2017
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi bets on spike in electric cars
PARIS - The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance is gambling that mass-market drivers are going to pivot soon to electric cars, announcing plans Friday to produce 12 new electric models by 2022 and to m...
Sep 15, 2017

Harvard scraps decision to give Chelsea Manning a fellowship
Harvard University reversed its decision to name Chelsea Manning a visiting fellow early Friday, a day after CIA Director Mike Pompeo scrapped a planned appearance over the title for the soldier who w...
Sep 15, 2017