Category Archives: World
Alec Baldwin's very big deal: playing Donald Trump on 'SNL'
NEW YORK - “Saturday Night Live” has made a YUGE decision: It has chosen Alec Baldwin to impersonate GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. NBC announced this deal Wednesday with a promo o...
Sep 28, 2016
Sandwich chain Cosi files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
NEW YORK - Cosi, the restaurant chain known for its flatbread sandwiches, said it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday and is seeking to sell itself to its lenders. The company has clo...
Sep 28, 2016
OPEC nears preliminary accord on oil production
ALGIERS, Algeria - OPEC countries neared agreement on a preliminary accord Wednesday to limit oil production and support oil prices, despite lingering disagreements between regional rivals Saudi Arabi...
Sep 28, 2016
Work on airstrip for Bruce Willis suspended due to zoning
FAIRFIELD, Idaho - Construction of a private airstrip for actor Bruce Willis in Idaho has been suspended because of zoning issues. Work on the 8,500-foot-long and 100-foot-wide airstrip was halted aft...
Sep 28, 2016
Teen's mother 'shocked and saddened' by school shooting
TOWNVILLE, S.C. - The mother of a teen accused of killing his father and wounding two students and a teacher at a rural South Carolina elementary school says his family is “shocked and saddened....
Sep 28, 2016
Despite harsh reviews, Trump resists new debate approach
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - Unmoved by harsh debate reviews, a defiant Donald Trump renewed his attacks against a former Miss Universe winner on Wednesday, showing no sign of making big changes to his mess...
Sep 28, 2016
Probe: Malaysian jet downed by missile launcher from Russia
NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands - Dutch-led criminal investigators said Wednesday they have solid evidence that a Malaysian jet was shot down in 2014 by a Buk missile that was moved into eastern Ukraine from ...
Sep 28, 2016
Group: Cuban press makes strides despite controls
NEW YORK - An independent press is emerging in Cuba despite a constitutional requirement that media be controlled by the one party communist state, the Committee to Protect Journalists said in a repor...
Sep 28, 2016
Police issue warrant in U. of Illinois fatal shooting
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - An arrest warrant has been issued in the deadly weekend shooting at a party near the University of Illinois campus for an 18-year-old man who was released earlier this month from a s...
Sep 28, 2016
Ford recalls Focus hatchbacks for latch release problem
DETROIT - Ford is recalling about 74,000 Focus hatchback cars with manual transmissions in the U.S. and Canada because the hatches can be unlatched too easily while the cars are moving. The recall cov...
Sep 28, 2016