Author Archives:
National Geographic aims to solve Amelia Earhart mystery
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The deep-sea explorer who discovered the wrecked Titanic is tackling an aviation mystery: Amelia Earhart's disappearance. Robert Ballard and a National Geographic expedition wi...
Jul 24, 2019
Gordon Ramsay denounces chefs who snub Michelin guide honours
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Gordon Ramsay has harsh words for chefs who reject Michelin stars. The famously profane Ramsay used an expletive to describe giving back a star rating. He said the guide's mark...
Jul 24, 2019
Country star Thomas Rhett announces 3rd daughter on the way
NASHVILLE - Country singer Thomas Rhett will have a trio of daughters as he announced on social media that his wife is pregnant with another girl. Rhett on Tuesday posted a photo of his other two daug...
Jul 24, 2019
Mueller: Russian interference serious challenge to democracy
WASHINGTON - Former Trump-Russia special counsel Robert Mueller told lawmakers at the start of back-to-back hearings Wednesday that the Russian government's efforts to interfere in the U.S. presidenti...
Jul 24, 2019
Deal sealed on federal budget, ensuring no shutdown, default
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and congressional leaders announced Monday a critical debt and budget agreement that's an against-the-odds victory for Washington pragmatists seeking to avoid polit...
Jul 24, 2019
FTC fines Facebook $5B, adds oversight for privacy mishaps
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators have fined Facebook $5 billion for privacy violations and are instituting new oversight and restrictions on its business. But they are only holding CEO Mark Zuckerberg ...
Jul 24, 2019
Judge temporarily blocks new Arkansas anti-abortion laws
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A federal judge blocked three new abortion restrictions in Arkansas minutes before they were set to take effect Wednesday, including a measure that opponents say would likely force...
Jul 24, 2019
Equifax to pay up to $700M in data breach settlement
NEW YORK - Equifax will pay at least $700 million - and potentially much more - to settle lawsuits over a 2017 data breach that exposed the Social Security numbers and similar sensitive information of...
Jul 24, 2019
Fisheries minister says more needs to be done to help endangered right whales
DIEPPE, N.B. - Canada's fisheries minister says many of the people working to save the dwindling population of North Atlantic right whales are feeling drained by the ongoing o...
Jul 24, 2019
Uganda's Bobi Wine formally declares his presidential bid
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine has formally launched his presidential bid for the 2021 election. The singer, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, announced his c...
Jul 24, 2019