Author Archives:
Chelsea Manning released from jail on contempt charge
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has been released from a northern Virginia jail after a two-month stay for refusing to testify to a grand jury. Manning was release...
May 09, 2019
Mulroney feted by business and political elite, refuses to speak about his past
MONTREAL - Some of Canada's business and political elite paid tribute to former prime minister Brian Mulroney Thursday night and raised money for the foundation of Universite de Montreal's hospital ce...
May 09, 2019
Occidental seals deal with Anadarko after Chevron drops out
DALLAS - Occidental Petroleum wrapped up a $38 billion deal to acquire Anadarko on Thursday after Chevron declined to sweeten its offer, ending a rare bidding war in the oil patch. The deal gives Occi...
May 09, 2019
Oxygen greenlights Kim Kardashian prison reform documentary
NEW YORK - Oxygen Media has greenlighted a two-hour documentary that will capture Kim Kardashian West's efforts to free prisoners she believes were wrongly accused. It's a move by the network to expan...
May 09, 2019
Orchestra finds child who charmed crowd with 'wow!'
BOSTON - A performing arts group has found the child who was literally wowed by a recent classical music concert. The Handel & Haydn Society finished a rendition of Mozart's "Masonic Funeral" at B...
May 09, 2019
Still most visited place, Orlando had 75 million visitors
ORLANDO, Fla. - Orlando had 75 million visitors last year as the theme park mecca continued to be the most visited destination in the United States, tourism officials said Thursday. Orlando in 2018 ha...
May 09, 2019
Amazon's Bezos says he'll send a spaceship to the moon
WASHINGTON - Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos said Thursday he's going to send a spaceship to the moon, joining a resurgence of lunar interest half a century after people first set foot there. Bezos said his ...
May 09, 2019
Trump backs Fla. plan to import lower-cost meds from abroad
WASHINGTON - In a move sure to get attention in a 2020 battleground state, President Donald Trump indicated Thursday that his administration may approve a Florida plan to import lower-cost prescriptio...
May 09, 2019
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes: Time to break up company
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes says it's time to break up the social media behemoth. In a New York Times opinion piece published Thursday, Hughes said CEO Mark Zuckerberg has turned Facebook into an...
May 09, 2019
Death at post-prom party raises concerns about civic responsibility: observers
The death of a teenager at a post-prom party held at an Airbnb rental property north of Toronto should be raising questions around safety and civic responsibility in an evolving industry, lawyers and ...
May 09, 2019