Category Archives: World

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis marked his fifth anniversary as pope Tuesday by receiving votes of confidence from his predecessor and current Vatican No. 2, even as surveys showed his reform-minded papac...

LONDON - Relations between Britain and Russia plunged Wednesday to a chilly level not seen since the Cold War as Prime Minister Theresa May expelled 23 diplomats, severed high-level contacts and vowed...

LOS ANGELES - Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage, singer Halsey and rapper Lil Yachty will add their voices to “Teen Titans GO! to the Movies.” USA Today reports Cage will be the voice of Superman,...

DETROIT - Under pressure from U.S. regulators, Ford is recalling nearly 1.4 million midsize cars in North America because the steering wheels can detach from the steering column and drivers could lose...

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumers spent less at auto dealers, gas stations and department stores in February, causing overall retail sales to slip 0.1 per cent despite signs elsewhere of a robust economy an...

WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale prices rose 0.2 per cent in February as a pickup in services prices offset a drop in the cost of food and energy. The Labor Department said Wednesday that the February incr...

CANONSBURG, Pa. - Republicans eyed a recount and a lawsuit over perceived irregularities in a closely watched U.S. House race in Pennsylvania where Democrat Conor Lamb clung to a slender lead Wednesda...

LONDON - A family spokesman says renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. The British native was best known for his groundbreaking work with black holes and relativity, and was th...

LONDON - Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, died Wednesday. He was 76. Hawking died at his home in Cambridge, England, accordi...

SPANAWAY, Wash. - A member of the U.S. Air Force in Washington state fatally shot his two young children and his wife before killing himself, authorities said Tuesday. The Pierce County sheriff’...