Watch: Vandalised Hollywood sign briefly reads 'HOLLYWeeD'
Monday, 2 January 2017, 08:04
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
No, Los Angeles residents, it wasn't your hangovers playing tricks on you. The Hollywood sign really did read "HOLLYWeeD" for a few hours on New Year's Day. Police were investigating Sunday after...
Dick Clark Productions rejects Mariah Carey's sabotage claim
Monday, 2 January 2017, 07:46
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Dick Clark Productions is hitting back against Mariah Carey's claim it sabotaged her live performance on its "New Year's Rockin' Eve" special. Carey's disaster during the annual New Year's Eve...
Pope says 2017 will be good if people do good; decries terrorism
Sunday, 1 January 2017, 17:18
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Pope Francis in his New Year's greetings Sunday declared 2017 will be good to the degree that people do good and reject hatred, as he prayed for those courageously dealing with terrorism gripping the...
Queen Elizabeth II misses church due to 'heavy cold'
Sunday, 1 January 2017, 17:15
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Queen Elizabeth II missed a traditional New Year's Day church service Sunday because of the effects of a lingering cold. Buckingham Palace said the queen "does not yet feel ready to attend church...
Man kills ex-wife, son, others in New Year's crime in Brazil
Sunday, 1 January 2017, 17:11
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
A man broke into a house in southeastern Brazil where his ex-wife was ringing in the New Year and shot and killed her, their son and at least 10 other people before taking his own life, military...
Italy bomb squad expert loses eye, hand to exploding package
Sunday, 1 January 2017, 17:10
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Police in Florence, Italy say a bomb squad officer lost an eye and had to have a hand amputated after a suspicious package he was examining exploded before dawn Sunday. Florence Police Chief...