Category Archives: World

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m. The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 22,000 points for the first time, driven by a big gain in Apple on an otherwi...

BALTIMORE - A U.S. Supreme Court decision triggering new sentences for inmates serving mandatory life without parole for crimes committed as juveniles has had a far greater effect: The ruling is promp...

Ara Parseghian reached the pinnacle of his profession at Notre Dame and endured the most painful personal losses as a father and grandfather. He walked away from coaching at the age of 51 after winnin...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Justice Department will dispatch 12 federal prosecutors to cities ravaged by addiction who will focus exclusively on investigating health care fraud and opioid scams that are fuel...

EUREKA, Mo. - Police in suburban St. Louis are investigating the case of a woman suspected of shaving a neighbour boy’s head and writing “pervert” on his forehead in retaliation for ...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Attorneys for the family of a 78-year-old Florida man who died after a vehicle crash with tennis star Venus Williams are asking to search her cellphone. The Palm Beach Post ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. businesses added a solid 178,000 jobs in July, a survey found, evidence that employers remain confident enough about future demand to keep hiring. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesda...

CARACAS, Venezuela - Revelations on Wednesday that turnout figures were apparently manipulated in a crucial vote for an all-powerful constituent assembly in Venezuela cast a deeper shadow over the con...

WASHINGTON - Republican senators are bucking President Donald Trump’s calls to revive the health care debate. And Trump just ousted his only top White House aide with deep links to the Republica...

PODGORICA, Montenegro - U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence said Wednesday that the future of Europe’s Balkan nations is in the West, reaffirming Washington’s commitment to the region as Russia...