Category Archives: World

PAWTUCKET, R.I. - A candidate trying to unseat the incumbent mayor of Rhode Island’s fourth-biggest city isn’t a Democrat or Republican. John Arcaro declares himself a member of the “...

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s campaign on Sunday went on a new tear against the media, blaming the “disgusting” press for a week of distractions at a time when Republicans have urged h...

BOSTON - As a Sept. 1 rollout date looms for a plan to equip 100 Boston police officers with body cameras, not a single officer has volunteered, prompting Boston’s police commissioner to warn he...

Two longtime American almanacs full of wit, wisdom and weather are celebrating milestones. The Old Farmer’s Almanac from New Hampshire is marking its 225th anniversary and the Farmer’s Alm...

LEWISTON, Maine - Hundreds of almanacs served a nation of farmers over two centuries ago. These days, only a handful of them remain. One of them, the Farmers’ Almanac based in Maine, is celebrat...

BEREZNIKI, Russia - While fears of the Zika virus have kept some people away from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, for residents of one Russian town the more mosquito bites the better. At this weekend&...

NEW DELHI - A fully grown Indian elephant that washed up in a swamp in Bangladesh after being caught up in raging floodwaters has become a jumbo problem for wildlife officials on both sides of the bor...

WASHINGTON - The Latest on Campaign 2016 (all times EDT): 5 p.m. Vice-President Joe Biden will declare Donald Trump the most uninformed presidential nominee in history when he campaigns with Hillary C...

RIO DE JANEIRO - IOC spokesman Mark Adams says reports of American swimmer Ryan Lochte being robbed at gunpoint are “absolutely not true,” despite stories in two outlets citing his mother....

NEW YORK - The Latest on the shooting of the leader of a New York City mosque and a friend (all times local): 5 p.m. An official with the government in Bangladesh is condemning the fatal shooting of a...