October 19, 2017
Mars, Sheeran, Drake, Chainsmokers, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd lead American Music Awards
Bruno Mars has a lot to like this morning. The "That's What I Like" singer's earned a leading eight American Music Awards nominations, including Artist of the Year, Favorite Male Pop/Rock and Soul R&B Artist and more. It's all on the strength…
October 19, 2017
40 people missing as migrant vessel sinks off Haiti en route to Providenciales
Authorities in Haiti have confirmed that about 40 people are missing, after a migrant vessel sunk on the northern coast of Haiti. Haiti’s civil emergency agency said seven people were rescued yesterday by search teams scouring the seas off the…
October 19, 2017
Jamaica’s DPP slaps successive gov’ts for justice system neglect
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn yesterday chastised successive governments for not paying enough attention to the justice system over several decades, resulting in broken down infrastructure and a crippling backlog of cases. In…
October 19, 2017
Mexico auto group rejects U.S. proposal on NAFTA rules
The Mexican Auto Industry Association on Thursday rejected U.S. proposals to increase North American content for autos produced in the region and require, under a new NAFTA deal, that half of all content come from the United States. AMIA President…
October 19, 2017
Google’s parent company to build futuristic neighborhood
Google, a company that's built everything from a search engine to a self-driving car, will now try its hand at a city neighborhood. Sidewalk Labs, an urban innovation company owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, is teaming with Toronto to…
October 19, 2017
UK banks ‘exposed to money laundering in South Africa’
UK financial regulators and the Serious Fraud Office are to review if banks HSBC and Standard Chartered are linked to a South Africa corruption scandal. It comes after Lord Peter Hain said the banks may "inadvertently have been conduits" for…
October 19, 2017
Trump didn’t know fallen soldier’s name, kept calling him “your guy,” congresswoman says
Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., adamantly stood by her characterization of President Donald Trump's phone call with the widow of a fallen soldier in an interview with ABC News Wednesday, calling his words "terrible" and adding that the president…
October 19, 2017
Brooklyn Nets’ Jeremy Lin out for season with ruptured patellar tendon
Brooklyn Nets point guard Jeremy Lin suffered a serious knee injury in his team's season opener on Wednesday and is expected to miss the remainder of the year. Lin left the 140-131 loss to the Indiana Pacers after driving to the basket in the fourth…
October 19, 2017
Oprah Winfrey talks new book
With every interview, Oprah Winfrey strives to produce one reaction: “I’ve never thought of it that way.” In her new book, The Wisdom of Sundays: Life-changing Insights from Super Soul Conversations, Winfrey shares selections from those…
October 19, 2017
Snoop Dogg debuts title song of new EP Make America Crip Again
Snoop Dogg rolled with the Crips growing up in Long Beach, California, and he’s paying homage to the gang with the title song of his new album, Make America Crip Again. "The president says he wants to make America great again," Snoop rhymes. "***k…