Category Archives: World

John Fogerty pulls out of troubled Woodstock 50 festival
NEW YORK - John Fogerty has pulled out of Woodstock 50 just weeks before the troubled anniversary event is supposed to take place. A representative for the singer tells The Associated Press that Foger...
Jul 26, 2019

Did Facebook data help Trump? 'Great Hack' explores scandal
NEW YORK - The new documentary "The Great Hack" captures how Facebook's cavalier handling of user data in the Cambridge Analytica scandal posed a threat to democracy. But it doesn't prove claims in th...
Jul 25, 2019

China says US 'power politics' undermines global stability
BEIJING - China on Wednesday accused the United States of undermining global stability with unilateral policies and "power politics" as the Defence Ministry issued the first comprehensive outline of i...
Jul 25, 2019

16 Marines arrested in migrant smuggling investigation
SAN DIEGO - An investigation into Marines accused of helping smuggle migrants into the United States led to the arrest Thursday of 16 of their fellow Marines at California's Camp Pendleton, just north...
Jul 25, 2019

Remains ID'd as those of Colorado girl missing 34 years
GREELEY, Colo. - The disappearance of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews shortly after singing "Jingle Bells" with classmates at a 1984 Christmas concert stunned this rural town in northern Colorado. Her ca...
Jul 25, 2019

SAG Awards shift date, avoid schedule conflict with Grammys
LOS ANGELES - The Screen Actors Guild Awards will shift a week earlier than planned and avoid airing at the same time as the Grammy Awards. Organizers announced the shift Thursday and that the show, w...
Jul 25, 2019

'Orange Is the New Black' offers fans a way to give back
NEW YORK - The Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black" isn't content with leaving behind a legacy of good television. It wants to do good in the real world, too. The series' creative team said Thursd...
Jul 25, 2019

NBC's 'Will & Grace' reboot to end in 2020 after 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES - "Will & Grace" is coming to an end, again. NBC said Thursday that the rebooted sitcom will wrap after its upcoming 2020 season, with the air date to be announced. "Will & Grace" ...
Jul 25, 2019

Ex-Flynn business partner convicted of illegal lobbying
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A jury on Tuesday convicted a one-time business partner of former national security adviser Michael Flynn on charges he illegally acted as a Turkish agent when he and Flynn undertook...
Jul 25, 2019

Cosby accuser Janice Dickinson says deal brings some justice
LOS ANGELES - Model Janice Dickinson calls settling a defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby a "victory" that brings a "measure of justice" but says nothing can erase her assault by the now-imprisoned ...
Jul 25, 2019