Category Archives: World

U.S. homebuilders are feeling a bit less confident this month, reflecting a dimmer outlook for sales in the months ahead and fewer would-be buyers dropping by builders’ sales offices. The surpri...

NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Bond yields climbed and U.S. stock indexes continued their march to record highs after more reports showed the ...

TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. - Where do you hide a 1,000-pound chicken? That’s what sheriff’s deputies in Alexander County, North Carolina, are trying to figure out as they search for the concrete s...

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices rose in January at the fastest pace in nearly four years, strengthening the case for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year. The Labor Department said ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence agencies and Congress will continue to investigate Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election, even after President Donald Trump fired his national sec...

WASHINGTON - The Republicans’ ardour for investigations and oversight, on display throughout the Obama administration, has cooled off considerably with Donald Trump in the White House. Each day ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday blamed the media and “illegally leaked” intelligence information for bringing down his national security adviser Michael Flynn, one day aft...

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met secretly with the CIA chief in the West Bank, Palestinian officials said Wednesday, as they expressed concern over the Trump a...

VOORHEES, N.J. - A 12-year-old New Jersey girl spent Valentine’s Day delivering over 1,300 books donated to a children’s hospital. Charlotte Olson tells the Courier-Post (http://on.cpsj.co...

PHOENIX - The Phoenix City Council on Wednesday turned down a petition to adopt sanctuary status for immigrants following a contentious and emotional discussion that ended with chants against the coun...