Category Archives: World

South African musician Johnny Clegg dies at 66 after cancer
JOHANNESBURG - Johnny Clegg, a South African musician who performed in defiance of racial barriers imposed by the apartheid system decades ago and celebrated its new democracy under Nelson Mandela, di...
Jul 16, 2019

Emails show Iowa official's Tupac fixation before his ouster
IOWA CITY, Iowa - The director of Iowa's social services agency was a huge fan of the late rapper Tupac Shakur, and he frequently let his subordinates know it. Emails obtained by The Associated Press ...
Jul 16, 2019

Anxious immigrants wait to learn effect of new asylum policy
Dozens of immigrants lined up Tuesday at a major Mexico border crossing, waiting to learn how the Trump administration's plans to end most asylum protections would affect their hopes of taking refuge ...
Jul 16, 2019

Boeing jet trouble leads to cuts at Europe's busiest airline
LONDON - Europe's biggest airline, budget carrier Ryanair, will cut flights and close some of its bases beginning this winter because of the delay to deliveries of the Boeing 737 Max plane, which has ...
Jul 16, 2019

Retail rivals crash Amazon's Prime Day party
NEW YORK - The gravitational pull of Amazon Prime Day is so strong on shoppers it's benefiting other retailers as well, according to an early analysis from a key data group. On Monday, the first day o...
Jul 16, 2019

2 people dead, dozens of homes damaged in Indonesian quake
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A strong earthquake in eastern Indonesia killed two people and damaged at least dozens of homes, a disaster official said Monday, as the government declared a seven-day emergency ...
Jul 16, 2019

Apollo 11 astronaut returns to launch pad 50 years later
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he and two other astronauts flew to the moon 50 years ago. At NASA's invitation, Michael Collins spe...
Jul 16, 2019

4 Democratic women of colour slam Trump for 'bigoted remarks'
WASHINGTON - Defiant in the face of widespread censure, President Donald Trump escalated his demand for four Democratic congresswomen of colour to leave the U.S. "right now," stoking the discord that ...
Jul 16, 2019

AP source: NY officer won't face charges in chokehold death
WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors won't bring civil rights charges against a New York City police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner. That's according to a person familiar with the matt...
Jul 16, 2019

Jennifer Lopez makes up concert interrupted by power outage
NEW YORK - Jennifer Lopez kept her word to fans who were disappointed when a power outage in New York City forced her to postpone her concert over the weekend. Lopez returned to the stage Monday at Ma...
Jul 16, 2019