Category Archives: World

WASHINGTON - A top Islamic State group leader in Afghanistan was killed in a U.S. drone strike last month, the Pentagon confirmed Friday, saying his death will affect the group’s recruiting and ...

MADISON, Wis. - A judge on Friday overturned the conviction of a Wisconsin man found guilty of helping his uncle kill a woman in a case profiled in the Netflix series “Making a Murderer,” ...

WASHINGTON - It’s the early bird that gets the Cheetos. But it’s the bigger bird that steals it away. Behavioural ecologist Rhea Esposito used the snack food to see how two types of smart ...

SCRANTON, Pa. - A former Pennsylvania judge serving a 28-year prison term for a scandal that became known as “kids for cash” is trying to have some of his convictions overturned. Former Lu...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal judge blocked a state law aimed at diverting public money from Planned Parenthood, saying in a Friday ruling that the group stood to suffer “irreparable injury.”...

WASHINGTON - A sluggish month of retail spending has tempered expectations for the U.S. economy’s growth in the coming months. Consumers pulled back on shopping and eating out in July after thre...

EDGARTOWN, Mass. - The White House has released President Barack Obama’s summer reading list. It’s a mix of prize-winning novels and the memoir of a surfer who spent much of his childhood ...

U.S. businesses increased their inventories modestly in June, as retailers continued to stock up. But factories reduced stockpiles for the 12th straight month. The Commerce Department said overall bus...

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump says President Barack Obama is the “founder” of the Islamic State group. He’s not, of course. According to the GOP presidential nominee, Obama’s decis...

IRBIL, Iraq - The U.N. refugee agency says more than 100,000 people have been displaced as Iraqi forces clear territory ahead of the critical battle for Islamic State-held Mosul - a dire statistic rai...