Category Archives: World

MINNEAPOLIS - Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says he plans to take his defamation fight against the estate of slain Navy SEAL Chris Kyle to the U.S. Supreme Court. In June, the 8th U.S. Circuit C...

LOS ANGELES - Thomas Steinbeck, the eldest son of Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck and a prominent author and screenwriter in his own right, died Thursday at his Santa Barbara home. He was 72...

LOS ANGELES - Not long ago, foxes native to the Channel Islands off the California coast teetered on the edge of extinction. They have rebounded to the point where U.S. wildlife officials on Thursday ...

LOS ANGELES - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Hollywood to enlist its star power in the United Nation’s ambitious campaign to end poverty, tackle climate change and promote a fai...

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration has decided marijuana will remain on the list of most dangerous drugs, fully rebuffing growing support across the country for broad legalization, but said it will...

WASHINGTON - In a story Aug. 10 about the U.S. budget deficit for July, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of an organization that has analyzed the budget plans of Hillary Clinton and ...

WASHINGTON - Slightly fewer people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a sign that layoffs are low and employers are probably adding new jobs. THE NUMBERS: Weekly applications for U.S. unempl...

ROGUE RIVER, Ore. - Police in the southern Oregon community of Rogue River say a man walking through a park discovered a portable toilet filled with marijuana plants. The agency posted a photo on soci...

WASHINGTON - Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged higher this week, though rates remain at historically low levels. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac says the average for the benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mort...

NEW YORK - Macy’s plans to close about 100 stores next year and boost its online investments, the nation’s largest department store chain said Thursday, as it tries to become more nimble i...