Category Archives: World

PHILADELPHIA - A man has posted an online video of himself climbing Philadelphia City Hall and its clock tower, which reaches about 500 feet (152 metres) into the air. The man, who identified himself ...

LONDON - J.K. Rowling has apologized for tweets alleging that U.S. President Donald Trump refused to shake the hand of a disabled boy. The “Harry Potter” author called Trump “horribl...

FRANKFURT - Europe’s economic expansion kept on rolling and even picked up a little speed in the second quarter. The economy in the 19 countries that use the euro currency expanded by 0.6 per ce...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Police are investigating a bizarre heist of a 1,700-pound barbecue pit from a popular Albuquerque restaurant. The Albuquerque Journal reports (https://goo.gl/5oXrHZ) police say the...

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. - The man who evaded police for days after he allegedly killed a Minnesota financial adviser inside her suburban St. Paul office made his first court appearance Tuesday, hours a...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Tropical Storm Emily weakened to a tropical depression Monday afternoon as it slogged eastward across the Florida peninsula, spreading drenching rains, causing power outages and...

Like a pot of pierogies left on the stove too long, a trademark dispute involving the name of the popular Polish delicacy is threatening to boil over. Four years ago, civic-minded residents of Edwards...

LAUREL, Md. - A rookie police officer in Maryland is garnering praise for an act of kindness he extended to a woman accused of shoplifting. Officer Bennet Johns, who joined the Laurel Police Departmen...

NEW YORK - An appeals court in New York says a U.S. citizen detained for more than three years in a bungled immigration case cannot sue for damages. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reached the c...

ST. LOUIS - A former dean at Washington University in St. Louis has pleaded guilty in a federal child porn case and could face up to 20 years in prison. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Justin...