Category Archives: World

Michelle Obama to appear on 'Tonight Show' Jan. 11
NEW YORK - Michelle Obama is making her final visit as the nation’s first lady to “The Tonight Show” on January 11. It will be her third “Tonight Show” appearance. Her pr...
Jan 04, 2017

Global stocks uninspired as focus turns towards US jobs data
LONDON - Global stock markets traded in fairly narrow ranges Thursday as the attention in markets shifted towards upcoming U.S. jobs data following the publication of the minutes to the Federal Reserv...
Jan 04, 2017

Germany arrests Tunisian who dined with market attacker
BERLIN - An acquaintance of suspected Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri who dined with him the night before the rampage is under investigation for possible participation in planning the attac...
Jan 04, 2017
Markets Right Now: US stocks open slightly higher
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m. U.S. stocks are opening higher, putting them on track for a second straight day of gains, as investors continue ...
Jan 04, 2017

US auto sales hit a record 17.55M in 2016, led by SUVs
DETROIT - U.S. consumers bought a record number of new cars and trucks in 2016. A repeat performance in 2017 could be a tall order. Low gas prices, rising employment and low interest rates kept buyers...
Jan 04, 2017
At Mosul front, Iraqis fleeing and returning cross paths
MOSUL, Iraq - The two teenage sisters hid at home for most of the 2 1/2 years of rule by the Islamic State group. This week, as fighting engulfed their neighbourhood in the northern city of Mosul, Rus...
Jan 04, 2017
Trump, with 2 tweets, helps push GOP reversal on ethics
WASHINGTON - In a city bound by tradition, every president taps a legislative affairs director to work with Congress. President-elect Donald Trump appears ready to use a legislative whip like none oth...
Jan 04, 2017

Obama, Pence harden 'Obamacare' battle lines at Capitol
WASHINGTON - Hardening battle lines for the brawl to come, President Barack Obama urged congressional Democrats to “look out for the American people” in defending his legacy health care ov...
Jan 04, 2017

Turkey says truce violations put Syria talks in jeopardy
BEIRUT - Turkey warned on Wednesday that repeated cease-fire violations by Syrian government forces threaten to derail peace talks scheduled for later this month. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu sai...
Jan 04, 2017
Scientists: Ash cloud from Alaska volcano has dissipated
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Scientists say an ash cloud from a remote Alaska volcano that might have gone more than 6 miles into the atmosphere has dissipated after it was tracked north over the Bering Sea. S...
Jan 04, 2017