Fire in Tokyo area crowded with Halloween goers; no injuries
TOKYO (AP) - A fire broke out Wednesday in a building in downtown Tokyo in an area crowded with Halloween celebrants, paralyzing traffic, but no one was reported injured.The Tokyo Fire Department said...
View ArticleMany Tennessee sex offenders under strict Halloween curfew
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Sex offenders under community supervision in Tennessee are required to be in their homes with the porch lights off on Halloween as part of a 10-day curfew surrounding the...
View ArticleBeyonce in '90s Halloween mood with Toni Braxton salute
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Beyonce is in a 1990's mood as she salutes singer Toni Braxton for Halloween.Beyonce appears on Instagram in a pixie wig, leather jacket, white tank top and jeans to re-create...
View Article110 California sex offenders arrested in Halloween sweep
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California corrections officials say they arrested 110 sex offender parolees during an annual Halloween sweep designed to keep the offenders from contacting children or...
View ArticleThe Latest: Shuttle bus ride for Halloween event turns scary
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - The Latest on a Southern California shuttle bus ride that went way off course (all times local):7:10 p.m.Long Beach police say a shuttle bus driver who took passengers on a...
View ArticleUPS employee fired for wearing blackface as part of costume
SHARONVILLE, Ohio (AP) - A UPS employee in Ohio has been fired for wearing blackface as part of her Halloween costume. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports UPS media relations manager Kim Krebs cited the...
View ArticleParents of trick-or-treaters sickened by meth-laced candy
ALOHA, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say the parents of trick-or-treaters in Aloha got sick after eating methamphetamine-laced Halloween candy.The Washington County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded...
View ArticleMan says his son bit into pin inside of Halloween candy
SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) - A father says his 12-year-old son bit into a straight pin that was inside of the child's Halloween candy in North Carolina.The father tells news outlets that the boy bit into a...
View ArticleBaltimore boy, 13, killed in Halloween night shooting
BALTIMORE (AP) - Police say a 13-year-old boy was fatally shot in Baltimore on Halloween night.News outlets cite a Baltimore police release that identifies the boy as Montrell Mouzon. Police say a...
View ArticleOffensive teacher costumes prompt Idaho school investigation
MIDDLETON, Idaho (AP) - Idaho school district officials are apologizing after several teachers and staffers at an elementary school donned offensive Halloween costumes, one group in caricatured outfits...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Kamala Harris tries on a tax-cutter's costume, and it doesn't fit
It's fun to dress up on Halloween and pretend to be someone else, the more unlikely the costume the better. The prize for dressing up as the unlikeliest of all goes this year to Kamala Harris, the...
View ArticleHawaii neighbors want justice for boy killed on Halloween
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) - Residents of a Kailua-Kona apartment complex want justice for a 6-year-old boy killed on Halloween.Julian Nedlic has lived at Lailani Apartments for 12 years. He told West...
View ArticleNorway: Private tycoon goes public with wife's disappearance
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) - Tom Hagen and his wife expected to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in 2019. Today, one of Norway's wealthiest men just wants to know that Anne-Elizabeth Falkevik...
View ArticleNBC News, Megyn Kelly reach separation agreement
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News announced its professional divorce agreement with Megyn Kelly late Friday, ending an association with the former Fox News Channel star whose attempt to become a network morning...
View ArticleJoy Behar darkened skin for 'African woman' Halloween costume
A video has resurfaced of Joy Behar admitting on ABC's "The View" in 2016 that she darkened her skin while dressing as an "African woman" for Halloween in the 1970s.In the clip, Ms. Behar boasted about...
View Article'The View' host Joy Behar under fire for use of blackface
NEW YORK (AP) - Joy Behar and ABC were silent Thursday after an old photo resurfaced of "The View" co-host using makeup to darken her skin for a Halloween costume, the latest flashpoint in a series of...
View Article'The View' host Joy Behar silent on old use of blackface
NEW YORK (AP) - Joy Behar waded into the day's hot-button issues on "The View" but no mention was made during Friday's live show about her own use of blackface many years ago.The 76-year-old led...
View ArticleU.K.'s Theresa May faces Parliament after EU grants Brexit extension
LONDON (AP) — A clearly frustrated European Union has given Britain a few more months to find a way out of its Brexit quagmire. Now it's up to Britain's squabbling politicians to work out if they can...
View ArticleFather, daughter to serve on Scranton's police force
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - City police Sgt. David Dunn keeps a prophetic photo on his phone: his daughter dressed as a police officer for Halloween when she was about 5 years old.Now, Taylor Dunn wears the...
View Article2 dead, 12 injured in shooting at college party in Texas
GREENVILLE, Texas (AP) - A gunman opened fire at an off-campus college party in Texas, leaving two people dead and 12 others injured before he escaped in the ensuing chaos, authorities said...
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