Category Archives: World

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian authorities say they have evacuated most tourists from Mount Barujari on Lombok island after it spewed a massive column of ash into the atmosphere. The volcano, a popul...

JERUSALEM - At every corner of Israel’s tumultuous history, Shimon Peres was there. He was a young aide to the nation’s founding fathers when the country declared independence in 1948, and...

DENVER - Police officers across the country misuse confidential law enforcement databases to get information on romantic partners, business associates, neighbours, journalists and others for reasons t...

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is praising former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres as a statesman whose commitment to Israel’s security and the pursuit of peace “was ...

PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland chapter of The Satanic Temple has succeeded in its efforts to bring an after-school program to a Portland elementary school. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://goo...

RALEIGH, N.C. - A veteran North Carolina state senator who once chaired a legislative ethics committee has been indicted by a federal grand jury on allegations he spent more than $200,000 in campaign ...

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - The Latest on the Washington state mall shooting (all times local): 4:55 p.m. The identities of four of the people killed in a Washington state mall shooting have been released. ...

BOISE, Idaho - Idaho election workers say it’s no longer enough to encourage people to get out to the polls. Instead, they say, it’s time to bring the polls to the people. In the stateR...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The families of two black people fatally shot by city police renewed their requests Tuesday for independent investigations into the officers’ actions while describing the emotio...

LONDON - The call to British military security forces came early in the morning, shortly after 1 a.m., and could not be ignored. The informant’s message was alarming: Assassins planned to kill t...