Category Archives: World

MADISON, Wis. - A federal judge on Friday threw out as unconstitutional a host of Wisconsin election laws passed in recent years, saying they unfairly benefited Republicans who had enacted them and ma...

PHILADELPHIA - Donald Trump’s flurry of offhand remarks and abrupt zingers on Russia - praising Vladimir Putin, dismissing NATO - have jolted the world, not to mention the U.S. presidential camp...

NEW YORK - Donald Trump pulled off the upset - at least in television popularity. The Nielsen company estimated that 29.8 million people watched Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech at the Democr...

JUNEAU, Alaska - An Alaska whale-watching cruise turned into a rescue mission for an unusual aquatic species - a distressed, swimming deer. The 18-passenger tour vessel from Gastineau Guiding Co. lass...

ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday he was dropping all lawsuits against those charged with insulting him. Speaking at an event in the Turkish capital, Ankara, commemorating ...

SCITUATE, R.I. - An investigation into former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s failed video game company, 38 Studios, has resulted in no criminal charges, authorities announced Friday. Th...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Marijuana possession in small amounts in Illinois will be punishable by fines but not jail time after Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation Friday that makes the state the third lar...

MIAMI - There’s no official warning to stay clear of Florida, but the crowds that usually wander among the bold street murals in Miami’s trendy Wynwood arts district may be thinner after r...

CHICAGO - The Obama Foundation formally announced Friday that Chicago’s Jackson Park will be home to Barack Obama’s presidential library. “Michelle and I are thrilled that the Obama ...

MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota judge overseeing Prince’s estate narrowed down the wide pool of potential heirs for the late superstar’s fortune on Friday, ruling out nearly 30 claimants while o...