Category Archives: World
Correction: Music Festival Deal story
NEWPORT, R.I. - In a story July 28 about a deal to keep two renowned music festivals in Newport, The Associated Press erroneously reported when the first festival was held. The Newport Jazz Festival b...
Jul 31, 2018
Made Up in America? Philly mayor tweets photo with Jay-Z
PHILADELPHIA - The mayor of Philadelphia and Jay-Z have apparently made up after the Made In America Festival controversy earlier this month. Mayor Jim Kenney tweeted a photo of himself with Jay-Z bef...
Jul 31, 2018
Thailand to host 2018 Miss Universe pageant
BANGKOK - Thailand will host the 2018 Miss Universe beauty pageant, organizers said Tuesday. The Miss Universe Organization said in a statement that it has granted “sole proprietorship” to...
Jul 31, 2018
Royal Navy rescued suicide bomber 3 years before attack
LONDON - The Royal Navy rescued the Manchester Arena suicide bomber and his younger brother from the civil war in Libya three years before he killed 22 people at the Ariana Grande pop concert. Britain...
Jul 31, 2018
Annual US worker pay gains rose at fastest pace since 2008
WASHINGTON - U.S. workers saw their annual wages and benefits rise in the second quarter at the fastest pace in nearly a decade, a sign that the low unemployment rate is forcing employers to raise pay...
Jul 31, 2018
Activists block trains, protest Minneapolis police shooting
MINNEAPOLIS - Activists and family members of a black man who was fatally shot by Minneapolis police marched through downtown Tuesday, blocking trains and intersections during the evening rush hour as...
Jul 31, 2018
Prosecutors: Paul Manafort believed he was above the law
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Paul Manafort orchestrated a multimillion-dollar conspiracy to evade U.S. tax and banking laws, leaving behind a trail of lies as he lived a lavish lifestyle, prosecutors said Tuesda...
Jul 31, 2018
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's diversion tactic on 'collusion'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump denied Tuesday there was any “collusion” between his presidential campaign and Russia, and declared that “collusion is not a crime” anyway. ...
Jul 31, 2018
Iran wary of Trump offer for talks, but not ruling them out
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran reacted skeptically Tuesday to President Donald Trump saying that he’s willing to negotiate with his Iranian counterpart “anytime,” but top officials did not reje...
Jul 31, 2018
Zimbabwe says election is clean; opposition is skeptical
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe’s election took an uneasy turn Tuesday when the opposition alleged results were not posted outside one-fifth of polling stations as required by law, and the electoral...
Jul 31, 2018