Category Archives: World

MERIDIAN, Idaho - A pet squirrel named Joey prevented a burglary attempt in Idaho last week by scratching the teen suspect when he tried to break into a gun safe, police said. The unidentified teenage...

NEW YORK - Hillary Clinton has praised Oscar de la Renta as an inspiration to striving immigrants like himself at an event honouring the late fashion designer with a series of commemorative stamps. Cl...

BAGHDAD - A car bomb at a Baghdad auto dealership killed at least 55 people and wounded more than 60 on Thursday, Iraqi officials said. Interior Ministry spokesman Brig. Gen. Saad Maan confirmed the t...

ATLANTA - The Democratic National Committee will have a chance to officially slam FBI Director James Comey for his election-year probe of Hillary Clinton in a resolution that’s a riff on ABCR...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Washington Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that a florist who refused to provide services for a same-sex wedding broke the state’s antidiscrimination law, even thou...

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Police say a New Hampshire woman has been accused of stabbing her 16-month-old daughter in the back. Police arrested 29-year-old Evansgina Audy, of Manchester, on a second-degree as...

MIAMI - The Kushner family, which has close ties to the White House, put the brakes on its negotiations to buy the Miami Marlins because of a report team owner Jeffrey Loria may be nominated by Presid...

TOKYO - Global shares slipped Friday following a drop on Wall Street as the stronger dollar sent Japanese issues lower and the arrest of an executive at Samsung weighed on Korean stocks. KEEPING SCORE...

LOS ANGELES - Stars of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” are heading to the Academy Awards. Oscar telecast producers announced Thursday that Felicity Jones and Riz Ahmed will serve as present...

WASHINGTON - Long-term mortgage rates slipped again this week. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the rate on 30-year, fixed-rate loans eased to 4.15 per cent from 4.17 per cent last week. The benchmark ...