Category Archives: World

NEW YORK - Lawrence Ferlinghetti, one of the last links to the early days of the Beat poetry movement, never doubted the artistry of Bob Dylan or his worthiness of the Nobel prize. “Bravo for Dy...

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Friday that the slow recovery from the Great Recession has surprised economists, confounding long-held beliefs about growth and inflation. Her rema...

NEW YORK - A major choral work composed in secret in 1920s Russia and never performed there will get its Russian debut later this month. New York City’s Clarion Choir will premiere Maximilian St...

NEW YORK - A painting from Claude Monet’s acclaimed “Grainstack” series is heading to auction next month and Christie’s says it could realize around $45 million. The 1891 paint...

Ken Bone is learning the hard way what it’s like to be famous. The 34-year-old undecided voter from Illinois became an overnight sensation following his appearance in a bright red sweater at the...

MADISON, Wis. - House Speaker Paul Ryan did it again Friday - he spoke about the choices in this year’s elections without uttering the words “Donald Trump.” Four days after privately...

KEY WEST, Fla. - Authorities say a mother who mailed drugs to her incarcerated daughter is now an inmate in the same Florida jail. Monroe County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Becky Herrin said in a news...

SANAA, Yemen - Yemeni officials say an explosion has ripped through a funeral held for a top army commander at a marquee east of the capital Sanaa, killing five people. They say the blast in Marib pro...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The fate of convicted killers on Florida’s death row - as well as the fate of people awaiting trial for murder - was put in limbo Friday by a pair of sweeping rulings issued ...

NEW YORK - Nancy Grace has said goodnight for the final time after 12 years of discussing true crime stories from a prosecutor’s point of view on TV. Grace ended her HLN program Thursday night. ...