Category Archives: World

NEW YORK - The woman in an iconic photo shown kissing an ecstatic sailor in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II has died. Greta Zimmer Friedman was 92. Friedman, who fled Austria during t...

NAIROBI, Kenya - Three women have been killed after they attacked a police station in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa on Sunday, a police official said. One of the women threw a firebomb at officer...

LOS ANGELES - Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are sharing Emmy gold as “Saturday Night Live” hosts. They were honoured jointly in the best guest actresses in a comedy series category at Saturday&...

NEW YORK - The 343 firefighters who died 15 years ago in the Sept. 11 attacks were honoured Saturday at a St. Patrick’s Cathedral memorial service for acts of heroism that New York’s mayor...

PAHRUMP, Nev. - The cost of brothel licensing is up for debate in one Nevada county. Possible changes to the Nye County legalized prostitution ordinance would be the first updates in more than two dec...

PHILADELPHIA - Thousands of bicyclists dared to be bare for the city’s annual nude ride promoting positive body image, cycling advocacy and fuel conservation. About 3,000 people gathered Saturda...

NEW YORK - Early in what would become a tight test of a U.S. Open final, Angelique Kerber sprinted forward to somehow reach a drop shot and scoop a down-the-line winner that landed in a corner of the ...

SANTIAGO, Chile - Violeta Zuniga gets around with a cane because of her knee problems, but nothing can keep the 83-year-old from performing Chile’s national dance to protest her partner’s ...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - A security company that employed a gunman who massacred dozens at a Florida nightclub faces a $151,400 fine for falsely listing psychological testing information on forms th...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, composers, authors and playwrights are gathering at Harvard University this weekend for a Pulitzer centennial celebration. The Nieman Foundation ...