Category Archives: World

WASHINGTON - An elephant at the National Zoo has received a large pair of shoes to help with her arthritis. The Washington Post reports (http://wapo.st/2c5qFXc) that Shanthi, a 41-year-old Asian eleph...

WASHINGTON - A festival featuring workshops, storytelling and performances including concerts with bands such as Public Enemy and The Roots will celebrate the opening of the Smithsonian’s Nation...

WASHINGTON - The economy grew at a moderate or modest pace this summer in eight of the Federal Reserve’s 12 U.S. districts, a slowdown from previous reports that may make Fed policymakers more c...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The president of the United Arab Emirates, who has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke more than two years ago, has returned to the country after a privat...

NEW YORK - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell disagrees with Colin Kaepernick’s choice to kneel during the national anthem, but recognizes the quarterback’s right to protest. Asked by The Asso...

VIENTIANE, Laos - President Barack Obama and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met informally on Wednesday in a holding room before attending a gala dinner at a regional summit, Philippine official...

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - They were models and aspiring actresses. One was a flight attendant. Another was a masseuse. Thirteen women who say Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted them over the years have...

CARROLLTON, Ga. - A flight instructor, her student and a third person died Wednesday after two small airplanes collided in midair at a rural airport in western Georgia, where one witness told authorit...

MEXICO CITY - One of President Enrique Pena Nieto’s closest advisers and confidants, Finance Secretary Luis Videgaray, resigned Wednesday in a move seen as linked to the unpopular decision to in...

MOSCOW - Russian airline companies have cancelled dozens of flights and four airports are planning brief closures as Russia hosts massive military exercises in the south and the annexed Crimean penins...