Category Archives: World

DAKAR, Senegal - Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park is home to fewer than 50 lions after years of poaching decimated not only them but also their prey. Small patches of lion skin are sold at l...

HONG KONG - A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist said Friday he was briefly abducted and tortured by suspected mainland Chinese security agents who stapled his legs as a warning against sending a signed...

DENVER - The judge in the groping trial between Taylor Swift and a former radio host sent jurors home Friday as he weighed whether to dismiss the DJ’s claims that the singer ruined his career. U...

MANILA, Philippines - A strong but deep earthquake struck the northern Philippines early Friday afternoon but caused no apparent damage. Office workers and students in the capital, Manila, briefly eva...

BURLINGTON, Wis. - Downward dog meets jumping goat. Yoga classes are popping up across the nation that include the playful goats. At a recent class at Oak Hollow Acres farm in Burlington, Wisconsin, B...

WASHINGTON - Last year’s global weather was far more extreme or record-breaking than anything approaching normal, according to a new report. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat...

BEDMINSTER, N.J. - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will officially declare the opioid crisis a “national emergency” and pledged to ramp up government efforts to combat the epi...

BEIJING - A long-distance passenger bus crashed into the wall of an expressway tunnel in China’s northwest, killing at least 36 people and injuring 13 others, official media reported Friday. The...

HONOLULU - A non-profit that supports National Park Service operations at Pearl Harbor said Thursday its CEO is no longer with the organization. Pacific Historic Parks didn’t disclose the reason...

SEATTLE - The Washington Supreme Court upheld Seattle’s so-called “gun violence tax” against a challenge from gun rights groups Thursday, leaving the city as one of the only places i...