Category Archives: World

WASHINGTON - Sean Spicer finally got to meet the pope. The former White House press secretary attended an audience with Pope Francis Sunday as part of an annual meeting of the International Catholic L...

OAKLAND, Calif. - California highway officers say they stopped a young deer on a California toll bridge “for toll evasion.” A photo published Tuesday by the California Highway Patrol shows...

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Johnny Depp’s Kentucky horse farm will be sold at auction next month. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the 41-acre (17-hectare) Lexington property that includes a 6,000-squar...

LOS ANGELES - Kim Kardashian West and her famous siblings are donating $500,000 to help Harvey victims. A spokeswoman for the reality star says she and her mother and sisters have given $250,000 to th...

NEW YORK - Beyonce says she’s working with her charity to assist those in her hometown affected by Tropical Storm Harvey. The Houston native says in a statement to The Houston Chronicle late Mon...

VENICE, Italy - The Venice Film Festival is kicking off the fall cinema season with searing drama, serious glamour and a crop of new movies vying for attention, awards and acclaim. Thanks to its late-...

WASHINGTON - American consumers give today’s economy the highest grade in more than 16 years. The Conference Board said Tuesday that consumers’ assessment of current economic conditions hi...

WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices climbed higher in June with gains that are eclipsing income growth - creating affordability pressures for would-be buyers. The Standard & Poor’s CoreLogic Case-...

DENNIS, Mass. - A college class ring lost in the surf at a Massachusetts beach nearly half a century ago is back on the finger of its owner. The Cape Cod Times (http://bit.ly/2wl24so ) reports that Pa...

HOUSTON - Joel Osteen opened his Houston megachurch to those seeking shelter from floodwaters Tuesday after social media critics slammed the televangelist for not offering to house people in need whil...