Category Archives: World

A newly restored 'The Shining' debuts in Cannes
CANNES, France - Thirty-nine years later, Jack is still not a dull boy. In a new pristine, 4K restoration, Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday evening. It w...
May 18, 2019

Rolling Stones to make single Canadian stop in Ontario on North American tour
NEW YORK - The Rolling Stones are ready to get back on the road in North America after postponing their tour because Mick Jagger needed medical treatment. The rockers announced Thursday the No Fi...
May 18, 2019

Prince Harry accepts apology for intrusive images
LONDON - Prince Harry settled privacy and data protection claims Thursday against a news agency that hovered over his home in a helicopter and took photos directly into his living room and bedroom. Ha...
May 18, 2019

2020 hopeful Biden set to outline vision for uniting America
NEW YORK - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is set to outline his vision for unifying the country in a high-profile speech in Philadelphia, the city where his campaign has its headquarters....
May 18, 2019

NYC Mayor de Blasio announces candidacy, insults 'Con Don'
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that he will seek the Democratic nomination for president, adding his name to an already long list of candidates itching for a chance to take on D...
May 18, 2019

Report shocks, angers some of Ohio State doc's 177 victims
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Victims of a now-dead Ohio State team doctor are reacting with shock, grief and anger at investigative findings that validated a heinous pattern of sexual abuse that many of them say ...
May 18, 2019

Once again, Iraq caught up in tensions between US and Iran
BAGHDAD - When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down with Iraqi officials in Baghdad last week as tensions mounted between America and Iran, he delivered a nuanced message: If you're not going ...
May 18, 2019

Political pitfalls: Iran tests 'America First' pledge
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump won the White House pledging to wind down the nation's many foreign entanglements and put "America First." But as his administration in recent days has sent mixed s...
May 18, 2019

Weak legal case could still benefit Trump in Congress clash
WASHINGTON - For all President Donald Trump's talk of winning, his lawyers are using a legal argument that many scholars say is a pretty sure loser to try to defy congressional attempts to investigate...
May 18, 2019

US warns airliners flying in Persian Gulf amid Iran tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - U.S. diplomats warned Saturday that commercial airliners flying over the wider Persian Gulf faced a risk of being "misidentified" amid heightened tensions between the U.S...
May 18, 2019