Category Archives: World

Producer of 1969's Woodstock calls it a lesson in community
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - A producer of the 1969 Woodstock festival says he's come to appreciate how a community can be born of difficulty. Joel Rosenman said Tuesday he was so immersed in pulling off t...
Aug 01, 2019

New Mexico regulators decline to grant 6th 'racino' license
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico horse racing regulators announced Thursday they have declined to grant a sixth state horse track and casino license after months of uncertainty and millions spent by app...
Aug 01, 2019

Congo officials say 2nd Ebola case confirmed in city of Goma
KINSHASA, Congo - Officials in Congo on Tuesday said a second Ebola case had been confirmed in Goma, the city of more than 2 million people whose first confirmed case in this yearlong outbreak was rep...
Aug 01, 2019

Wisconsin Assembly speaker denies paralyzed lawmaker request
MADISON, Wis. - The Republican speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly told a paralyzed Democratic state representative in a letter Thursday that he will not grant his request to call in to committee meetin...
Aug 01, 2019

Golden Globes group gives $3.8 million in grants
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Arnold Schwarzenegger said he has a hard time saying anything positive about President Donald Trump when he hosted the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's annual grants dinne...
Aug 01, 2019

New Selena mural graces slain singer's Texas neighbourhood
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A new mural of slain Tejano star Selena now graces a Texas neighbourhood where she lived. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times reports the mural unveiled Tuesday in Corpus Christi's...
Aug 01, 2019

'Basketball or Nothing' covers hoop dreams on Navajo Nation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - High school basketball fans in Arizona and New Mexico likely know all about "rez ball" - a run-and-gun, pass-cut-and-shoot style of play popular in Native American communities. The...
Aug 01, 2019

CNN reaches 10.7 million viewers for second debate night
NEW YORK - CNN reached 10.7 million people for the second night of its Democratic presidential debate. The Nielsen company says that was up 2 million from what the network reached with a different bat...
Aug 01, 2019

CBS stands by 'Bull,' star in wake of misconduct claim
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - CBS is standing behind "Bull" and its star, who is getting leadership training in the wake of a sexual harassment settlement. CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl told a TV c...
Aug 01, 2019

Fox's Tomi Lahren apologizes for tweet on Kamala Harris
NEW YORK - Fox News personality Tomi Lahren is apologizing for an offensive tweet directed at Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Lahren hosts a show on the digital Fox Nation site and is...
Aug 01, 2019