Category Archives: World
AP Exclusive: Twin tragedies give survivor a new face
ROCHESTER, Minn. - He’d been waiting for this day, and when his doctor handed him the mirror, Andy Sandness stared at his image and absorbed the enormity of the moment: He had a new face, one th...
Feb 17, 2017
Stocks inch to new records; S&P 500 up 4 straight weeks
NEW YORK - Stock indexes inched ahead to record highs Friday, barely, after a late-afternoon push erased losses from earlier in the day. It caps the fourth straight week of gains for the Standard &...
Feb 17, 2017
Fashion insiders declare 'I Am an Immigrant' in new video
NEW YORK - While some fashion designers have always been overtly political, the recently wrapped New York Fashion Week just a month after President Donald Trump’s inauguration included a broader...
Feb 17, 2017
Trump weighs mobilizing Nat Guard for immigration roundups
The Trump administration is considering a proposal to mobilize as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up unauthorized immigrants, including millions living nowhere near the Mexico border, a...
Feb 17, 2017
Nicole Kidman reveals past engagement to Lenny Kravitz
NEW YORK - Actress Nicole Kidman has revealed that she was once engaged to musician Lenny Kravitz. Kidman confirmed the engagement with the rocker in a recent interview with Net-A-Porter’s magaz...
Feb 17, 2017
Salt of the earth: Road salt miners chip away at winter need
HAMPTON CORNERS, N.Y. - Deep below upstate New York’s farm country, workers in ghostly tunnels are praying for snow. Fiercer winters mean better business, longer hours and fatter paychecks at wh...
Feb 17, 2017
Despite charges, Brazil's Lula eyes another run
SAO PAULO - He is facing several corruption charges, Brazil’s largest-ever graft probe has decimated the political party he founded and his hand-picked successor was impeached and ousted from of...
Feb 17, 2017
Germany: US benefits from stable EU, united NATO
MUNICH - Germany’s defence minister told the U.S. on Friday that Washington has an interest in both a stable European Union and a united NATO, and cautioned against turning the fight against ter...
Feb 17, 2017
Michel, GOP leader skilled at deal-making, dies at age 93
WASHINGTON - Bob Michel, an affable Illinois congressman who served as leader of the Republican House minority for 14 years and was skilled at seeking compromise critical in getting many initiatives o...
Feb 17, 2017
Markets Right Now: Late push renews records for US indexes
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m. After a sluggish day, a late push higher delivers tiny gains and renews records for major U.S. market indexes. T...
Feb 17, 2017
