Thursday, 2 November 2017

Justice Sonia Sotomayor working on 3 books for young people

NEW YORK (AP) - Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has a crowded book publishing schedule.

Sotomayor is working on three books for young people, Penguin Young Readers told The Associated Press on Thursday. She will be adapting her best-selling memoir "My Beloved World" for middle-graders. She will collaborate with illustrator ...
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Tyrese says he's OK after crying in Facebook video

NEW YORK (AP) - Tyrese says he's doing OK hours after posting an emotional video to Facebook amid a court battle with his ex-wife.

The actor-singer cried during a rambling Facebook video posted Wednesday and said, "don't take my baby ... I'm not doing anything illegal." Tyrese said he last ...
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Ashleigh Barty advances to semifinals of WTA Elite Trophy

ZHUHAI, China (AP) - Asleigh Barty advanced to the semifinals at the WTA Elite Trophy by beating former top-ranked player Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-3 Thursday.

Barty, an Australian who is the youngest player in the draw at 21, had 11 aces and converted three of her four break-point chances against ...
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Horror unfolded in five nightmarish minutes

At 3:05 p.m. Tuesday, a rental truck jumped a curb, turned left and barreled down a 20-block stretch of a bicycle path in Manhattan's lower west side. The deadly attack was the work of a self-radicalized terrorist, authorities have said, and occurred blocks from the site of the World Trade Center attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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Lego offers 1 night sleepover at its new Danish attraction

BILLUND, Denmark (AP) - Lego is having a sleepover at its newly-opened Lego House in Denmark.

The Danish toy company has teamed up with Airbnb to allow one family to stay the night at its new attraction - a 12,000 square-meter (129,167 square-foot) building filled with 25 million colorful plastic ...
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South Korea technical director quits amid team's poor form

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The technical director and vice-president of the Korea Football Association has quit amid the national team's run of poor form and a controversy surrounding former coach Guus Hiddink.

South Korea qualified for next year's World Cup in Russia, but has been increasingly criticized by fans ...
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Work begins on massive Eisenhower memorial

WASHINGTON (AP) - After years of public controversy and debate, work is finally beginning on a massive memorial to President Dwight Eisenhower.

A groundbreaking ceremony Thursday morning marked the start of the project, plagued for years by a bitter fight over the memorial's design and aesthetics.

Famed architect Frank Gehry ...
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