Category Archives: World

Harvey’s filthy floodwaters pose significant dangers to human safety and the environment even after water levels drop far enough that Southeast Texas residents no longer fear for their lives, ac...

HOUSTON - The Rev. Mark Goring nears his parish community centre and the mounds of trash come into view. Shards of plywood and plaster are stacked atop heaps of black trash bags bulging with soggy fil...

VENICE, Italy - Frances McDormand is a righteous fury - and a strong contender for an Oscar - in the witty, visceral and violent “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” The actress wo...

LONDON - Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, will soon welcome a third child to the royal nursery. Kensington Palace officials announced Monday that the former Kate Middleton is pre...

LOS ANGELES - Wildfires forced thousands to flee their homes across the U.S. West during a sweltering, smoke-shrouded holiday weekend of record heat. The fires Sunday caused evacuations in Glacier Nat...

NEW YORK - North Korea’s leader is “begging for war,” the U.S. ambassador said Monday at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council, as members called for punishing the countr...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Hurricane Irma grew into a powerful Category 4 storm Monday as it headed for the northeastern Caribbean and was forecast to begin buffeting the region Tuesday. The storm had ma...

BERLIN - German opposition leaders are complaining that Chancellor Angela Merkel and challenger Martin Schulz left key issues unmentioned in their single televised debate ahead of the Sept. 24 electio...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - About 13,000 lionfish will be caught in Florida waters when an annual contest to remove the invasive species wraps up. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s...

WASHINGTON - Harvey has scrambled the equation for Congress as lawmakers get ready to return to Washington on Tuesday after a five-week summer recess. A daunting workload awaits, including funding the...