World

Police arrests end sit-in against policing at Johns Hopkins

Baltimore police arrested seven people on Wednesday as they ended a monthlong sit-in in the lobby of an administrative building at Johns Hopkins University, where a group of protesters have demonstrat...

May 08, 2019

Deborah Dugan, CEO of (RED), picked to lead the Grammys

NEW YORK - Deborah Dugan, the CEO of Bono's (RED) organization, has been named president and CEO of the Recording Academy, becoming the first woman appointed to lead the organization. The academy anno...

May 08, 2019

Trump administration seeks to target nationwide injunctions

WASHINGTON - Vice-President Mike Pence will announce Wednesday that the Trump administration intends to challenge the right of federal district courts to issue nationwide injunctions. He'll make the a...

May 08, 2019

Ice Cube, others mourn director Singleton at private funeral

LOS ANGELES - Family, friends and dignitaries including Ice Cube, Stevie Wonder and Congresswoman Maxine Waters were among those mourning director John Singleton at his Los Angeles funeral on Monday. ...

May 08, 2019

Coffee cup in 'Game of Thrones' scene perks up viewers

LOS ANGELES - "Game of Thrones" fans got a taste of the modern world when eagle-eyed viewers spotted a takeout coffee cup on the table during a celebration in which the actors drank from goblets and h...

May 08, 2019

Wool wrap for royal baby suggests tradition will win out

LONDON - Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor slept through his first press conference, but royal experts say the merino wool wrap in which he snuggled said a lot about how his parents, Prince Harry an...

May 08, 2019

Celebs try to out-camp each other at wild Met Gala

NEW YORK - Cardi B swept by in a stunning red quilted dress accentuated with a matching sequin headpiece, feathers and a train that took up much of the pink carpet, Jared Leto was accompanied by his o...

May 08, 2019

Uber, Lyft drivers protest across the US, overseas

NEW YORK - Some drivers for ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft turned off their apps Wednesday to protest what they say are declining wages at a time when both companies are raking in billions of dolla...

May 08, 2019

Mel Gibson to play Santa Claus in 'Fatman' comedy

NEW YORK - Mel Gibson is to play Santa Claus in "Fatman," a comedy that will be shopped at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. Gibson is attached as Kris Kringle in the film to be directed by Ian and E...

May 08, 2019

Bring on the camp: Met Gala exhibit explores camp in fashion

NEW YORK - Louis XIV and Oscar Wilde, meet Bjork and Lady Gaga. What quality do they share, across the centuries? An innate sense of camp - the esthetic that's being celebrated in the new fashion mega...

May 08, 2019