KARANGASEM, Indonesia — A volcano with a deadly history continued to erupt Tuesday on Bali, one of the world’s most popular resort islands, spitting ash 2 1/2 miles high and stranding tens of thousands of tourists for a second day. Lava was welling in its crater, but it remained unclear […]
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Film sparks protest after bounty offered to behead lead actress
The possible release of a Bollywood movie rumored to depict a relationship between a Hindu queen and a Muslim ruler has sparked a film industry protest – one week after a bounty was offered to behead the lead actress and director. “Padmavati” is based on a 16th century Sufi epic […]
Russia says contact with satellite lost after launch
MOSCOW — The Russian space agency says that a weather satellite has failed to enter a designated orbit following its launch, another blow to the nation’s space program. Roscosmos says it has failed to establish communications with the Meteor M 2-1 satellite that was launched atop a Soyuz-2 booster rocket […]
U.K. actress allegedly assaulted by Harvey Weinstein speaks out
Harvey Weinstein faces allegations of sex trafficking in a new lawsuit. British actress Kadian Noble says the disgraced movie mogul sexually assaulted her in 2014 during the Cannes Film Festival in France. She says Weinstein lured her to his hotel room with the promise of a movie role and in […]
Suspect at center of Texas mall theft may have been suicidal, police say
ARLINGTON, Texas — The man Arlington Police say forced an officer to open fire in a crowded shopping mall Sunday wasn’t trouble waiting to happen: William Paul Dodd appears to have been searching for trouble for days, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth reports. According to police, the convicted 21-year-old felon led an […]
Cyber Monday sales projected to top $6.6 billion
Remember all the fuss about Black Friday? More than $5 billion dollars in sales? Well, sales on this Cyber Monday are projected to top $6.6 billion — up 16.5 percent from last year. When you shop Amazon online, you’re really shopping at one of the company’s 75 fulfillment centers — each […]
Big Tobacco advertising on TV by court order
Women were the targets of the last cigarette ad on American television. Now, Big Tobacco is advertising on TV again — this time, by court order. Tobacco companies once claimed their smokes not only tasted great, but were actually good for you. It said it right there: “against irritation, against […]
Big Tobacco returns to TV advertising, by court order
Women were the targets of the last cigarette ad on American television. Now, Big Tobacco is advertising on TV again — this time, by court order. Tobacco companies once claimed their smokes not only tasted great, but were actually good for you. It said it right there: “against irritation, against […]
Fake Roy Moore accuser approached Washington Post in sting operation
A woman falsely accusing Alabama Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of impregnating her at 15 years old approached The Washington Post with her story in what appeared to be a sting effort to deceive the news organization. The woman, Jaime T. Phillips, appears to work with Project Veritas, an […]
Fake Moore accuser approached Washington Post in sting operation
A woman falsely accusing Alabama Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of impregnating her at 15 years old approached The Washington Post with her story in what appeared to be a sting effort to deceive the news organization. The woman, Jaime T. Phillips, appears to work with Project Veritas, an […]