Category Archives: World

BEIRUT - A top U.N. aid official appealed to the Syrian government and its Russian backers for a cessation of hostilities in eastern Ghouta on Thursday when a second convoy with desperately needed aid...

COPENHAGEN - The Danish inventor accused of torturing and killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall during a private submarine trip before dismembering her body strongly denied killing her, asserting at his...

Health insurer Cigna is buying the nation’s biggest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, the latest in a string of proposed tie-ups as health care’s bill payers attempt to get a grip...

BRUSSELS - The Belgian football federation says it will not change its mind about choosing a rapper known for lacing his songs with misogynistic lyrics to produce its official World Cup song. The fede...

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - Two missiles fired from a U.S. drone hit a militant facility in neighbouring Afghanistan, killing 21 insurgents, including the son of the head of the Pakistani Taliban, tw...

LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors have decided not to file charges against a talent agent whom actor Terry Crews said groped him at a Hollywood party. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office s...

SAN DIEGO - Residents near San Diego are warned to watch out for a four-legged fugitive: a 5 1/2-foot monitor lizard that wriggled out of its cage. Mike Estevez tells KGTV that a 35-pound reptile name...

DALLAS - The NBA is reviewing 2011 allegations of sexual assault against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and the investigation that led to a decision by prosecutors not to pursue the case. League sp...

PARKLAND, Fla. - The Florida school where 17 people were killed in a mass shooting last month hosted two dignitaries Wednesday: Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. D...

In a story March 7, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the NCAA would earn $869 million this year from its deal with CBS and Turner for the men’s basketball tournament. The correct r...