Category Archives: World

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has toasted the nation’s governors, welcoming state leaders to a black-tie ball at the White House ahead of discussions about his plans to repeal and replace ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Decked in Monster gear, chugging a tall boy of the energy drink as he was flanked by scantily clad models, Kurt Busch celebrated the biggest win of his racing career. It was Mons...

Nearly 200 storm chasers paid tribute Sunday to the late actor Bill Paxton by spelling out his initials using GPS co-ordinates on a map depicting the heart of Tornado Alley. The effort co-ordinated by...

LOS ANGELES - Oscar winner, take two. Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight” - not, as it turned out, “La La Land” - won best picture at the Academy Awards in a historic Oscar upset ...

MINNEAPOLIS - Pressure is building in Congress to take grey wolves in the western Great Lakes region and Wyoming off the endangered list, which would allow farmers to kill the animals if they threaten...

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - A Niagara Falls aquarium is expanding so it can breed and protect the threatened Humboldt penguin. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says work has begun on a $3.3 million project to create a new...

WASHINGTON - A sobering report to governors about the potential consequences of repealing the Obama-era health care law warns that federal spending cuts probably would create funding gaps for states a...

BEIRUT - Government warplanes pounded a rebel-held neighbourhood in the central city of Homs on Sunday, killing at least three and wounding dozens, Syrian opposition activists said, and President Bash...

ROME - Pope Francis on Sunday became the first Catholic pontiff to visit an Anglican parish in Rome, using the historic occasion to press for greater closeness after centuries of mistrust, prejudices ...

LOS ANGELES - Reaction to the death of film and TV actor Bill Paxton, of “Titanic,” ”Aliens,” ”The Terminator,” ”Apollo 13″ and the HBO series “Bi...