Tag: World news
Tomorrowland music festival opens after its main stage was destroyed by a huge fire
BOOM – Fans roared in excitement and organizers sighed with relief as the Tomorrowland music festival kicked off Friday — just two days after...
K-pop band 1VERSE debuts with 2 North Korean defector members
SEOUL – With two out of five of its members North Korean defectors, the K-pop group 1VERSE is breaking new ground as it debuts...
Canadian man charged with hijacking that caused security scare at Vancouver airport
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- A Canadian man has been charged with hijacking a small plane after he caused a security scare at Vancouver’s airport...
Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, dies in crash in Italy
MILAN – Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound during a 24-mile leap through the stratosphere...
Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients’ personal data, including addresses, to ICE
WASHINGTON – Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home...
Why the US might finally start calling soccer ‘football’
It is the world's most popular sport and yet there is still debate over what it should actually be called.Is it football or soccer?U.S....
Teacher stabbed at Dutch elementary school music show; 3 suspects arrested
A teacher was stabbed during a school musical performance in Alblasserdam, Netherlands, on Wednesday nightTHE HAGUE, Netherlands -- A teacher was stabbed and seriously...
Disney sues Hong Kong company it says is selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry
LOS ANGELES – The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday sued a Hong Kong jewelry company it accuses of selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry. The...
Trump’s Turnberry faces logistical hurdles for British Open return
PORTRUSH – President Donald Trump is not getting a British Open to the Turnberry course he owns in the near future, an issue the...
USA Bobsled and Skeleton signs endorsement deal with Honda through 2030 Olympics
USA Bobsled and Skeleton has entered into a multi-year endorsement deal with American Honda, one that will give the sliding sports federation financial and...
