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Paul McCartney talks of seeing God during psychedelic trip

Sunday, 2 September 2018, 17:15 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Former Beatle Paul McCartney has told a British newspaper he believes he once saw God during a psychedelic trip. The 76-year-old star told The Sunday Times he was "humbled" by the...

German Foreign minister: get off the couch, fight racism

Sunday, 2 September 2018, 16:09 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Germany's foreign minister told his fellow countrymen Sunday they're too lazy when it comes to battling racism and fighting for democracy. "We have to get off the couch and open the mouth," Heiko...

McCain ends 81-year journey with burial at Naval Academy

Sunday, 2 September 2018, 08:24 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

ohn McCain is being laid to rest at the U.S. Naval Academy after a five-day procession that served as a final call to arms for a nation he warned could lose its civility and sense of shared...

Boy swept in sewer sticks finger out of manhole and is saved

Thursday, 30 August 2018, 07:56 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

An 11-year-old boy sucked into a flooded Wisconsin storm sewer was saved when an eagle-eyed firefighter saw the boy's fingers pop through an opening in a manhole cover. The astonishing rescue...

Pope's cover-up crisis turns battle lines into first salvo

Thursday, 30 August 2018, 07:48 Last update: about 9 years ago

 The author of the bombshell accusation of sex abuse cover-up against Pope Francis denied Wednesday he acted out of revenge or anger, breaking his silence as his claims continued to divide a...

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