Category Archives: World

Harry, Meghan to quit royal jobs, give up 'highness' titles
LONDON - Goodbye, your royal highnesses. Hello, life as - almost - ordinary civilians. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, are quitting as working royals and will no longer use the titles "royal highne...
Jan 20, 2020

Prince wrongful death case dismissed; estate case continues
MINNEAPOLIS - A wrongful death lawsuit filed by Prince's family members has been quietly dismissed in recent months, suggesting family members have reached settlements with defendants including the Mi...
Jan 20, 2020

Film probes radical black-Latino-poor white 1960s alliance
Civil rights activists were still mourning the 1968 assassinations of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy. Richard Nixon was president, the Vietnam War hadn't ended, and urban racial tensi...
Jan 20, 2020

Martin Luther King holiday: Faith, politics mix this holiday
ATLANTA - The nation is marking the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with tributes Monday recalling his past struggles for racial equality, observing the federal holiday named for him against...
Jan 20, 2020

Nepal rescuers search for 7 as avalanche hits hiking trail
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Special Nepalese army and government rescue personnel continued searching Monday for four South Korean trekkers and their three Nepali guides missing since since an avalanche swept ...
Jan 20, 2020

Hawaii man suspected of killing 2 cops described as unhinged
HONOLULU - A Hawaii handyman with a history of run-ins with police and neighbours faced eviction when he stabbed his landlord and killed two officers before the house he and two women were believed to...
Jan 20, 2020

Thousands rally in Virginia's capital for gun rights
RICHMOND, Va. - Thousands of gun-rights activists - some making deliberate displays of their military-style rifles - crowded the streets surrounding Virginia's Capitol building Monday to protest plans...
Jan 20, 2020

Indigenous ‘Molly of Denali’ is more than a cartoon for some
Charitie Ropati watched the pilot episode of "Molly of Denali" in her Columbia University dorm room, huddled around a computer screen with friends. "We were crying," Ropati said. "We realized we final...
Jan 20, 2020

Robert De Niro gets political as he accepts SAG Awards honour
LOS ANGELES - Robert De Niro received the Screen Actors Guild lifetime achievement award Sunday to praise for his illustrious career and thunderous applause from his fellow performers, but spent much ...
Jan 20, 2020

Complete list of winners at Screen Actors Guild Awards
LOS ANGELES - A partial list of winners at the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild awards, presented Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles: FILM Actress: Rene Zellwegger, "Judy" Actor: Joaquin Ph...
Jan 20, 2020