Category Archives: World

GLEN ARBOR, Mich. - In a story Feb. 15 about a legal challenge to a lodging tax in northern Michigan, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the tax is 5 per cent, based on information from th...

NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m. Stocks are closing at all-time highs on Wall Street as the market resumed its climb after a holiday break. The g...

KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait’s first new government hospital in more than three decades will soon open its doors - but only to Kuwaiti citizens. It’s the latest in a series of steps targeting fore...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Instead of costly and elaborate costumes with glittering sequins, expect more cheap getups featuring fake moustaches, hats and tiaras at this year’s Carnival. Revelers are barga...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal appeals court plans to consider arguments over the constitutionality of Ohio’s lethal injection process as the state tries to start carrying out executions once again....

BOSTON - A circus is under fire for bringing back animal acts a year after earning praise from animal rights groups for dropping them to keep up with changing public attitudes. The Melha Shrine Circus...

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - Nelba Marquez-Greene believes the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, which killed her 6-year-old daughter, could have been avoided if more had been done years earlier to addre...

WASHINGTON - Add a potential government shutdown to President Donald Trump’s growing roster of headaches. Beneath the capital’s radar looms a vexing problem - a catchall spending package t...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Police in Rhode Island say a group of teens stole a man’s cellphone and box of chocolates, with one suspect saying the chocolates were his “grandma’s favourite....

Thousands protesting against President Donald Trump on issues including immigration, climate change and the environment rallied in cities around the U.S. on Presidents Day, calling their opposition ou...