Category Archives: World

NEW YORK - Faced with a firm denial from the Boy Scouts, the White House on Wednesday corrected President Donald Trump’s claim in an interview that the head of the youth group called him to heap...

WASHINGTON - Dealt a striking congressional rebuke, Donald Trump grudgingly signed what he called a “seriously flawed” package of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, bowing for the mome...

WASHINGTON - Frustrated over China’s inability to pressure North Korea over its nuclear program, the Trump administration is weighing plans to punish China for forcing U.S. and foreign companies...

HOMEWOOD, Ala. - In a story Aug. 2 about the Alabama Senate race, The Associated Press reported erroneously that former Gov. Robert Bentley planned to run for the seat previously held by Jeff Sessions...

SARANDA, Albania - Descending beneath the waves, the cloudy first few meters quickly give way to clear waters and an astonishing sight - dozens, perhaps hundreds, of tightly packed ancient vases lie o...

KIGALI, Rwanda - In the eyes of some voters Philippe Mpayimana, a fresh-faced former journalist who is running for president of Rwanda, is just a clown. Otherwise, they ask, why would he be running ag...

CARLISLE, Ohio - An Ohio crematory has been shut down by the state after several unrefrigerated bodies were found to be decomposing, including one covered partly in mould, another that had begun to mu...

STUART, Fla. - Authorities in Florida have captured the last of 12 prisoners who fled an Alabama county jail in a scheme involving peanut butter. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office announced on ...

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has offered reassurance to North Korea that “we are not your enemy,” though he wants help from China to push for conditions that can lead to t...

JERUSALEM - It had all the ingredients of a political brawl: a Jordanian and an Israeli lawmaker, both known for attention-seeking bluster, challenged each other to a showdown Wednesday on the border ...