Category Archives: World

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...