Category Archives: World

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday announced the creation of a multiagency partnership to combat violence in Little Rock, just days after a nightclub shooting left 28 people ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - A Republican state senator from Oklahoma accused of forcefully grabbing an Uber driver and kissing her neck while she drove him to a hotel is “shocked” by the driver’...

SALEM, Ore. - In a story July 6 about an abortion bill in Oregon’s Legislature, The Associated Press reported erroneously how the bill would pay for reproductive health care for people in the US...

SEATTLE - A man fatally shot his wife during an Uber ride in Seattle last weekend after they argued about going to a wedding after-party, prosecutors said Thursday as they charged him with second-degr...

LOS ANGELES - The wife of Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee has died at age 93. Lee and his family released a statement saying Joan Lee died peacefully Thursday morning. The couple had been married 69 yea...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Jerry Brown plans to convene a climate conference next year, his latest action to position the state as a leader in battling global warming as the White House rece...

DETROIT - U.S. authorities have accused a former executive of Volkswagen’s Audi luxury brand of giving orders to program diesel engines to cheat on emissions tests. Giovanni Pamio, 60, an Italia...

BOSTON - A prominent Irishman who lived illegally in Boston for years has been deported, closing a case that has generated fear and anxiety within the state’s sizeable Irish expat community. Joh...

LOS ANGELES - A heat wave blanketing the U.S. Southwest has toppled temperature records, raised wildfire danger and sent residents to pools, beaches and even fountains for cool relief. The mercury in ...

SAO PAULO - Brazil’s federal police announced Thursday that they are shutting down the primary task force assigned to a mammoth corruption investigation, drawing criticism from prosecutors who s...