Category Archives: World

WASHINGTON - The Agriculture Department said Tuesday it had closed offices in five states after receiving anonymous threats that it considered serious. USDA spokesman Matthew Herrick said the departme...

BOSTON - The top district court judge in Massachusetts has denied a request to review a sexual assault case in which a former high school sports star received a sentence that some think was too lenien...

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer confidence rose in August to its highest level in 11 months, suggesting economic growth could pick up in the second half of the year. The Conference Board said Tuesday that ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Already filled with towering skyscrapers, Dubai will soon offer soaring arias inside a new opera house. The city-state is opening the Dubai Opera on Wednesday night, in t...

WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices rose modestly in June, pushed up by strong sales and a limited supply of available properties. The Standard & Poor’s CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price i...

NEW YORK - Alicia Keys is paying tribute to the record executive who offered her a recording contract more than 15 years ago at her charity’s annual black-tie event. Music mogul Clive Davis will...

NEW YORK - Ryan Lochte isn’t saying whether he’ll return to Brazil to face a charge of filing a false police report over a gas station encounter during the Olympics. Lochte tells ABC’...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - State officials say the Virginia Beach nightclub where a man was fatally shot during an event hosted by rapper Young Jeezy has given up its liquor license. Representatives of the...

SEATTLE - Authorities say the husband of Heart lead singer Ann Wilson is being held on investigation of assaulting two relatives during the group’s show in suburban Seattle. The Seattle Times is...

GENEVA - The U.N. human rights office says local bans in France on burkini swimwear amount to “a grave and illegal breach of fundamental freedoms” and a “stupid reaction” to re...