Category Archives: World

BUCHAREST, Romania - Three generations of Romania’s royal family were embroiled in a very public row Thursday as a disinherited prince’s attempts to see his ailing grandfather led his own ...

NEWTON, N.C. - An 800-pound heifer made a big splash when it was found in a North Carolina family’s swimming pool. Catawba County Chief Animal Control Officer Jenna Arsenault told news outlets t...

MOSCOW - A Moscow court has seized the property of a prominent theatre and film director who is being investigated for fraud. Kirill Serebrennikov, arguably Russia’s best known director, was det...

BERLIN - A nurse who is already serving a life sentence for two murders may have killed more than 100 patients over several years at two hospitals in northwestern Germany, prosecutors said Thursday. I...

BEIRUT - Islamic State militants withdrew Thursday from their last stronghold in Syria, a strategic town near the border with Iraq, following a government offensive that has effectively left the extre...

BOSTON - Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to speak at a major conference on environmentally friendly construction in Boston. The Democrat is slated to give the keynote address Thursday eveni...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A new group of toys is set to be inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in New York, where they will have a permanent place alongside previous honorees including the dollhouse, ...

LOS ANGELES - Police in Los Angeles say they are investigating a sexual assault report filed against former “Gossip Girl” star Ed Westwick days after an actress accused him of raping her. ...

NASHVILLE - Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley did more than poke fun at the Country Music Association’s ill-received media guidelines that aimed to keep politics out of Wednesday’s CMA Awa...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An ash plume drifting from a Russia volcano has prompted flight cancellations in northern Alaska. William Walsh, a spokesman for Ravn Alaska, says the airline cancelled flights Wed...