Category Archives: World

BEULAH, Colo. - A wildfire that has forced hundreds of evacuations in southern Colorado destroyed at least eight homes, but firefighters took advantage of calmer weather Tuesday to get a handle on the...

FARMVILLE, Va. - The Latest on the vice-presidential debate between Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine (all times local): 11:45 p.m. Tim Kaine is celebrating his debate performance at a watc...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California’s corrections department has agreed not to require sex offenders to post do-not-disturb signs on their doors during Halloween. A sex offender from Chula Vista sue...

LOS ANGELES - CNN anchor Anderson Cooper is sticking with the cable news network. Cooper signed a long-term deal to stay with CNN, a person with knowledge of the situation said Tuesday. The person, wh...

TULSA, Okla. - Attorneys for a white Oklahoma police officer who killed an unarmed black man are asking in court records for investigators to keep as evidence a handgun that an anonymous tipster claim...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A Texas petroleum drilling company announced Tuesday it has made a large-scale oil discovery off Alaska’s North Slope. Dallas-based Caelus Energy Alaska LLC announced a find ...

SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. - A Kentucky Republican, shunned even by his own party for posting images on Facebook depicting President Barack Obama as a monkey, held a defiant press conference during which he ...

SALT LAKE CITY - A polygamous sect leader who is among a group of people accused of carrying out a multiyear food stamp fraud scheme said Tuesday not sharing the food would prevent him and others from...

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to create a new agency to better investigate police shootings and misconduct allegations is moving toward approval, even as critics say it’s not strong en...

HONOLULU - A North Carolina concert promoter pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding the University of Hawaii of $200,000 by promising to secure Stevie Wonder for an athletics department fundraising conc...