Category Archives: World

Brazil indicts model over rape allegation against Neymar
RIO DE JANEIRO - Sao Paulo police say they are indicting Brazilian model Najila Trindade and her former partner over her rape allegation against soccer star Neymar. Police said Tuesday they indicted t...
Sep 12, 2019

Trump ousts hawkish Bolton, dissenter on foreign policy
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly forced out John Bolton, his hawkish national security adviser with whom he had strong disagreements on Iran, Afghanistan and a cascade of other ...
Sep 12, 2019

Ukraine: Director in prisoner swap backs jailed Russians
MINSK, Belarus - A film director who was included in a major prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia spoke out Tuesday on behalf of suspected political detainees in Russia, promising to advocate ...
Sep 12, 2019

New Atwood novel 'The Testaments' revisits dystopian world
LONDON - Margaret Atwood often gets asked if "The Testaments," her sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale," is set in a dystopian world. "Let us hope so," she says drily. The Canadian author noted as her new ...
Sep 12, 2019

Raiders beat Broncos 24-16 in 1st game after Brown's release
OAKLAND, Calif. - The night started with Oakland Raiders fans derisively chanting at former disgruntled receiver Antonio Brown and ended with coach Jon Gruden celebrating a victory in the Black Hole. ...
Sep 11, 2019

In new book, Times reporters detail Weinstein investigation
NEW YORK - A new book by The New York Times reporters who uncovered sexual misconduct accusations against Harvey Weinstein reveals the identities of some of the whistleblowers who aided their investig...
Sep 11, 2019

Trump says peace talks with Taliban are now 'dead'
WASHINGTON - U.S. peace talks with the Taliban are now "dead," President Donald Trump declared Monday, two days after he abruptly cancelled a secret meeting he had arranged with Taliban and Afghan lea...
Sep 11, 2019

History Channel drops out of planned Dillinger documentary
INDIANAPOLIS - The History Channel has dropped out of a planned documentary on John Dillinger that would have included the proposed exhumation of the 1930s gangster's Indianapolis gravesite. A&E N...
Sep 11, 2019

Attorneys: OxyContin maker agrees to tentative settlement
HARTFORD, Conn. - Attorneys for some 2,000 local governments say they have agreed to a tentative settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over the toll of the nation's opioid crisis. Attorney Pau...
Sep 11, 2019

Man guilty of killing 2 police officers faces death penalty
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - A Florida man has been convicted of fatally shooting two police officers and could be sentenced to death. The Orlando Sentinel reports that 47-year-old Everett Glenn Miller guilty wa...
Sep 11, 2019