LONDON (AP): Simon Armitage has been named the United Kingdom’s new Poet Laureate, succeeding Carol Ann Duffy in the 10-year post. Queen Elizabeth II has approved the appointment, Britain’s highest literary honour. It dates back to the 17th century...
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP): South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Saturday was preparing to celebrate its win in national elections, with the formal announcement of final results coming later in the day. With all votes counted,...
WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump’s combative approach to trade has been one of the main constants among his often-shifting political views. And he’s showing no signs of backing off now, even as the stakes intensify with the threat of a full-...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP): Unidentified gunmen shot and killed an adviser to the country’s parliament in the capital Kabul on Saturday, an Afghan official said. In eastern Ghazni province, at least seven children were killed when a roadside bomb...
NEW YORK (AP): Speaking from the Senate floor for the first time, Kamala Harris expressed gratitude for a woman on whose shoulders she said she stood. In her autobiography, Harris interspersed the well-worn details of her résumé with an extended...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP): A fare war between Uber and Lyft has led to billions of dollars in losses for both ride-hailing companies as they fight for passengers and drivers. But in one way, it has been good for investors who snatched up the newly public...
SANAA, Yemen (AP): Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday began a long-delayed withdrawal of forces from the port facility in the key city of Hodeida, the group said, following the terms of a December cease-fire aimed at alleviating the world’s worst...
BEIJING (AP) — President Donald Trump’s latest tariff hike on Chinese goods took effect Friday and Beijing said it would retaliate, escalating a battle over China’s technology ambitions and other trade tensions. The Trump...
LONDON (AP): A BBC radio broadcaster was fired yesterday for using a picture of a chimpanzee in a tweet about the royal baby born to Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and her husband, Prince Harry. Danny Baker, who had a weekly show on BBC Radio 5...
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado (AP): The three students who disarmed a gunman in a Colorado school shooting leapt up from their desks without a word and with no thought for their own safety when they spotted the gun, recounted one of the young men....
CARACAS (AP): Security forces arrested the No. 2 leader of Vene-zuela’s opposition-controlled congress yesterday as President Nicolás Maduro’s government began going after foes tied to a failed attempt to stir up a military uprising last week....
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys general from 33 states have urged Congress to approve a proposal intended to fully open the doors of the U.S. banking system to the legal marijuana industry. Most Americans live in states where marijuana is...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking new church law Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-up by their superiors to church authorities in a new effort...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Chinese negotiators are to resume trade talks Thursday just hours before the United States is set to raise tariffs on Chinese imports in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the world’s two...
MADRID (AP): Spanish anti-corruption prosecutors have arrested five people who are suspected of being involved in payoffs by a Barcelona company to the former president and vice-president of Guatemala. Prosecutors say Wednesday that the case...
TEHRAN (AP): Iran threatened Wednesday to enrich its uranium stockpile closer to weapons-grade levels in 60 days if world powers fail to negotiate new terms for its 2015 nuclear deal, raising regional tensions as a US aircraft carrier and bombers...
ISLAMABAD (AP): A Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row in Pakistan, but who still faced death threats from Islamic extremists upon her release, flew to Canada on Wednesday to join her daughters, Pakistani...
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of measles cases in New York City has reached 466 since the outbreak began in October. The city’s health department said Tuesday that 43 new cases were recorded since it last reported figures in April. The new...
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations’ AIDS agency said Wednesday its executive director is leaving the post immediately, following allegations he mishandled sexual assault claims at the agency that is tasked with helping end the HIV...
LONDON (AP) — Two tired but beaming parents and one blissfully sleeping baby posed for the cameras Wednesday as Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, helped satisfy a huge global appetite for images and details about their newborn...
ATLANTA (AP): Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp signed legislation yesterday banning abortions once a foetal heartbeat can be detected. That can be as early as six weeks, before many women know they’re pregnant. Kemp said he was signing the...
GUJRANWAL (AP): Muqadas Ashraf was just 16 when her parents married her off to a Chinese man who had come to Pakistan looking for a bride. Less than five months later, Muqadas is back in her home country, pregnant and seeking a divorce from a...
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) - A plane had to make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the runway just before 11 a.m., Tuesday. The American Airlines 737, identified as Flight 2370,...
BEIJING (AP) — China confirmed Tuesday its economy czar will go to Washington for trade talks despite fears he might cancel after President Donald Trump threatened to escalate a tariff war over Beijing’s technology ambitions. The...
WINDSOR (AP): Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, gave birth to a healthy baby boy early on Monday, a beaming Prince Harry announced to the world, declaring he’s “incredibly proud” of his wife. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces (3.26 kilograms) at...
