Category Archives: World

PARIS (AP) - Japan and France confirmed their first cases of the new variant of the coronavirus on Tuesday as countries around the world scrambled to close their doors or find ways to limit its spread...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday as it shed another vestige of its colonial past and became a republic for the first time in history. ...

TOKYO (AP) - Japan confirmed on Tuesday its first case of the new omicron coronavirus variant, a visitor who recently arrived from Namibia, an official said. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno s...

TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, has complained about harsh criticism of his daughter's recent marriage and suggested that the imperial family shou...

BANGKOK (AP) - A court in Myanmar has postponed its verdict in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to allow testimony from an additional witness. The court agreed with a defense motion on Tues...

CHICAGO (AP) - The twists, turns and oddities of the legal saga surrounding Jussie Smollett's claim in 2019 that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago have culminated in an ac...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Before last year's presidential election, Facebook ads targeting Latino voters described Joe Biden as a communist. During his inauguration, another conspiracy theory spread online an...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will vote Wednesday to pursue contempt charges against a former Justice Department official, seeking criminal charges ...

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - When he was acquitted of murder in shootings during unrest in Wisconsin, Kyle Rittenhouse went from staring at possible life behind bars to red-hot star of the right: an exclusive...

VIENNA (AP) - Talks over Iran's tattered 2015 nuclear deal with world powers have resumed in Vienna. That's according to Iran's state-run IRNA news agency, which reported the start of the talks Monday...