Category Archives: World

BELLEFONTE, Pa. - A man who says he was the boy observed being sexually abused by Jerry Sandusky in a Penn State shower more than 15 years ago gave conflicting statements to authorities and was consid...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Not even tornado sirens could stop a Michigan couple from saying “I do.” As the sirens blared across Grand Rapids, Brandon Warner married Breane Proctor in front of f...

ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey is withdrawing its ambassador to Austria, the Turkish foreign minister said Monday, amid a growing diplomatic spat. Mevlut Cavusoglu said Ambassador Hasan Gogus was called back...

Ryan Lochte lost three major sponsors when swimsuit company Speedo USA, clothing giant Ralph Lauren and skin-care firm Syneron-Candela announced in quick succession Monday they were dumping the swimme...

BRIDGEWATER, Conn. - A simple plastic cup of beer has made history by being the first alcoholic drink sold in a small Connecticut town in 81 years. The affluent bedroom community of Bridgewater had be...

PARIS - France’s former conservative president Nicolas Sarkozy announced Monday he is running for the presidency again in next year’s elections, an awaited move that is expected to lead to...

WARSAW, Poland - Anette Mattsson had bid 200,000 euros ($226,500) for a prized grey Arabian mare but soon stopped. With the price rising rapidly and no sign of other bidders, she sensed that something...

COCOA, Fla. - Authorities say a 23-month-old girl managed to stay afloat in an air pocket until rescue crews found her under a boat that overturned on the Indian River in central Florida. The Cocoa Po...

AUSTIN, Texas - A federal judge in Texas has blocked the Obama administration’s order that requires public schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with ...

BENGHAZI, Libya - Libya’s parliament voted “no confidence” in a U.N.-backed government on Monday in a major blow to international efforts to bring unity to the deeply divided North A...