Category Archives: World

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Missouri state senator has refused to stand while her colleagues recited the Pledge of Allegiance in the state capitol. Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, a St. Louis Democrat, says her sil...

CLEMSON, S.C. - The Atlantic Coast Conference has followed the NCAA’s lead and is removing all its athletic championships from North Carolina over a state law limiting protections for LGBT peopl...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis honoured the French priest who was killed by Islamic extremists while celebrating Mass, calling him a martyr on Wednesday and urging all people of faith to have the courage...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Facebook has chosen a village on the edge of New Mexico’s largest metropolitan area as the location for its new data centre, an announcement that spread quickly Wednesday as ...

LONDON - Former Prime Minister David Cameron’s 2011 decision to intervene militarily in Libya was misguided and helped give rise to Islamic extremism in North Africa, a key British parliamentary...

CHICAGO - Six purported leaders of Chicago’s powerful Hobos street gang went on trial Wednesday in a case that could provide a rare look inside the kind of criminal activity fueling gun violence...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Hillary Clinton returns to the campaign trail Thursday following a bout of pneumonia that sidelined her for three days and revived questions about both the Democratic nominee and ...

DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. says it’s moving all of its U.S. small car production to Mexico. Ford CEO Mark Fields confirmed the long-expected move Wednesday during an event for investors and Wall S...

NEW YORK - The next book from former President George W. Bush will be more about pictures than words. “Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief’s Tribute to America’s Warriors̶...

MOSCOW - It’s been polar bears versus Russian scientists on a remote island in the Arctic. A group of seven bears had besieged five researchers at a Russian weather station over the past few day...