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Suspect in shooting at North Carolina university indicted
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A grand jury has indicted a 22-year-old man on murder and other charges in the shooting attack at a North Carolina university that left two students dead and four others wounded, a p...
May 7, 2019
The Latest: San Francisco bans cash-snubbing stores
SAN FRANCISCO - The Latest on a San Francisco vote on making retailers take cash (all times local): 2:30 p.m. San Francisco supervisors unanimously approved legislation requiring retailers to accept c...
May 7, 2019
'Big Bang Theory' tops 'Game of Thrones' in weekly ratings
LOS ANGELES - In the ratings battle between TV titans "The Big Bang Theory" and "Game of Thrones," laughs won out. CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" was last week's most-watched program, with 12.5 million vi...
May 7, 2019
US raises forecast for summer gasoline prices
Gasoline for that summer road trip will cost a bit more than experts in the federal government were expecting just a month ago. The government is also predicting higher prices for crude oil despite an...
May 7, 2019
A 3rd parent pleads guilty in college admissions scheme
BOSTON - A California executive has pleaded guilty to charges that he paid $400,000 in bribes to get his son into Georgetown University. Stephen Semprevivo pleaded guilty Tuesday in Boston federal cou...
May 7, 2019
Liverpool stuns Barcelona 4-0 to reach CL final
LIVERPOOL, England - Liverpool delivered the greatest in a long line of famous comebacks to reach the Champions League final on Tuesday, beating Lionel Messi's Barcelona 4-0 at Anfield to overturn a t...
May 7, 2019
US Secretary of State Pompeo makes unannounced trip to Iraq
BAGHDAD - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made an unannounced trip to Iraq as Washington warns Iran against any action against American interests in the Middle East. Pompeo was in Baghdad brie...
May 7, 2019
Saskatchewan’s lieutenant-governor diagnosed with cancer
Lt.-Gov. Tom Molloy is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer.The Office of the Lieutenant Governor made the announcement Tuesday.According to the Canadian Cancer Society, about 5,500 Canadians we...
May 7, 2019 Lt.-Gov. Tom Molloy is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Self-improvement guru set to face 'sex slave' accusers
NEW YORK - It was called "collateral" - nude photos and other embarrassing material that female members of an upstate New York self-improvement group turned over to their "masters" to ensure obedience...
May 7, 2019
Warawa bids emotional farewell to MPs, calls for more access to palliative care
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Mark Warawa used his farewell address to the House Commons today to call for changes that will ensure more Canadians have access to palliative care. The 69-year...
May 7, 2019
