Song and dance, protest and politics to mingle at Oscars
Sunday, 26 February 2017, 07:47
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
The 89th Academy Awards show promises to be equal parts pomp and politics. The only thing expected to take the stage more often than the frothy front-runner "La La Land" at Sunday's ceremony is...
Car ploughs into parade crowd in New Orleans; 28 hurt
Sunday, 26 February 2017, 07:37
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
A suspect is in custody after 28 people were injured Saturday when a vehicle ploughed into a crowd watching the Krewe of Endymion parade in the Mid-City section of New Orleans, police said. Police...
Why North Korea may have used VX to kill leader's half brother
Sunday, 26 February 2017, 07:25
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
Was it a poorly executed assassination or did North Korea want to showcase its stockpile of banned chemical weapons? The use of the highly toxic VX warfare agent to kill the estranged half...
Survivors denounce Vatican handling of Peru abuse case
Saturday, 25 February 2017, 17:23
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
Victims of Latin America's latest charismatic Catholic leader-turned-sexual predator are denouncing the Vatican's handling of the case, saying the six-year delay and final resolution are anything but...
Mother who decapitated baby gets 15 years to life in prison
Friday, 24 February 2017, 07:46
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
An Ohio woman charged with stabbing and decapitating her 3-month-old daughter pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced Thursday to 15 years to life in prison. Deasia Watkins, 22, pleaded guilty...
Woman who drove with man's body on windshield gets 25 to life
Friday, 24 February 2017, 07:38
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
A California substance-abuse counselor who hit a man with her car and drove two miles with his body embedded in her windshield was sentenced Thursday to 25 years to life in prison. Sherri Lynn...
US-backed Iraqi forces enter Mosul airport, military base
Thursday, 23 February 2017, 15:44
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
Iraqi forces backed by the U.S.-led international coalition fought their way Thursday, into a sprawling military base outside of Mosul and onto the grounds of the city's airport, taking...