Category Archives: World

JUNEAU, Alaska - An Alaska whale-watching cruise turned into a rescue mission for an unusual aquatic species - a distressed, swimming deer. The 18-passenger tour vessel from Gastineau Guiding Co. lass...

ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday he was dropping all lawsuits against those charged with insulting him. Speaking at an event in the Turkish capital, Ankara, commemorating ...

SCITUATE, R.I. - An investigation into former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s failed video game company, 38 Studios, has resulted in no criminal charges, authorities announced Friday. Th...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Marijuana possession in small amounts in Illinois will be punishable by fines but not jail time after Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation Friday that makes the state the third lar...

MIAMI - There’s no official warning to stay clear of Florida, but the crowds that usually wander among the bold street murals in Miami’s trendy Wynwood arts district may be thinner after r...

CHICAGO - The Obama Foundation formally announced Friday that Chicago’s Jackson Park will be home to Barack Obama’s presidential library. “Michelle and I are thrilled that the Obama ...

MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota judge overseeing Prince’s estate narrowed down the wide pool of potential heirs for the late superstar’s fortune on Friday, ruling out nearly 30 claimants while o...

RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal appeals court on Friday blocked a North Carolina law that required voters to produce photo identification and follow other rules disproportionately affecting minorities, find...

INDIANAPOLIS - A central Indiana couple who were first-time Mega Millions players won the game’s $536 million jackpot this month, but they’ve chosen to remain anonymous, a family spokeswom...

CRANNELL, Calif. - Four bodies were recovered from a medical transport plane that crashed early Friday in a densely forested mountain range in Northern California after the pilot reported smoke in the...