Category Archives: World

BEIJING - China is mourning the death of the world’s oldest panda, Basi, who attracted millions of visitors during a visit to the United States 30 years ago. Caretakers in the eastern city of Fu...

LONDON - A government-ordered inquiry into the London tower fire that killed at least 80 people opened Thursday with a minute of silence for the victims - and with its leader acknowledging that surviv...

MINNEAPOLIS - Widespread commercial success largely eluded Grant Hart and his pioneering indie-rock trio, Husker Du. But the hard-working band emerged as one of the heavyweights of Minneapolis’ ...

WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday the initial request for use of a government plane for his European trip last month was about national security and not his own personal con...

JOHANNESBURG - South African musician Johnny Clegg, who has had chemotherapy and other treatment for pancreatic cancer, says he feels “fit and strong” as he begins his last international t...

Selena Gomez recently received a kidney transplant from television actress Francia Raisa due to her struggle with lupus, the actress-singer revealed Thursday. Gomez disclosed in an Instagram post conf...

NAPLES, Fla. - President Donald Trump doled out hoagies and handshakes in the sweltering Florida heat on Thursday as he took a firsthand tour of Irma’s devastation and liberally dispensed congra...

IMMOKALEE, Fla. - Larry and Elida Dimas didn’t have much to begin with, and Hurricane Irma left them with even less. The storm peeled open the roof of the old mobile home where they live with th...

BEIJING - At least nine people have been killed and nine others trapped in mining and tunnel building accidents in China, state media reported Thursday. Nine miners were killed in a gas explosion deep...

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam on Thursday was bracing for Typhoon Doksuri, which is expected to be the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit the Southeast Asian country in several years. Doksuri swept thro...