Category Archives: World

WASHINGTON - Endangered Sen. Pat Toomey is banking on Pennsylvania voters backing him in November even if they oppose fellow Republican Donald Trump, a ticket-splitting strategy that may help determin...

CELORON, N.Y. - A new statue of Lucille Ball is being unveiled in the late actress’ hometown to replace one that was so hated it was dubbed “Scary Lucy.” The statue by sculptor Carol...

DAYTON, Tenn. - In 1925, two of America’s most renowned figures faced off in the southeast Tennessee town of Dayton to debate a burning issue - whether man evolved over millions of years or was ...

NEW ORLEANS - Clarinetist Pete Fountain, whose Dixieland jazz virtuosity and irrepressible wit endeared him to his native New Orleans and earned him decades of national television fame, died Saturday ...

KIEV, Ukraine - A former Ukrainian soldier-turned-arms dealer agrees to meet in Kyiv, where he offers to sell a Makarov semi-automatic pistol for about $160. Amid haggling, he drops the price to $120....

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - A Roger Ailes lookalike smoothed the way for Triumph, the Comic Insult Dog, at the Republican National Convention. Robert Smigel, the writer-comedian who brings the Triumph pup...

PARIS - A fast-moving fire that appeared to be accidental swept through a birthday party in a basement bar in northwest France, killing at least 13 people and injuring six others, authorities said Sat...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Norma Alvarez Gonzalez, a Venezuelan doctor on a three-week vacation to the U.S., was walking on Pope Beach alongside Lake Tahoe with relatives when she saw the mother bear ...

TOKYO - Japan marked the 71st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Saturday by renewing calls for a nuclear weapons free world and urging leaders to follow the example of President Barack...

RIO DE JANEIRO - With fireworks forming the word “Rio” in the sky, performers decked in silver and sweet, sultry music, Rio de Janiero is welcoming the world to the first Olympic Games in ...