Category Archives: World

TORONTO - Dorian arrived on Canada's Atlantic coast Saturday with heavy rain and powerful winds, toppling a construction crane in Halifax and knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of people a d...

KABUL - Afghans are bracing for a possible new wave of Taliban violence after President Donald Trump abruptly called off talks with the insurgent group, which vows to continue its fight against what i...

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Saturday said it now uses arrays of advanced centrifuges prohibited by its 2015 nuclear deal and can enrich uranium "much more beyond" current levels to weapons-grade material, ...

NEW YORK - The 19th Grand Slam title that seemed so inevitable for Rafael Nadal during the first two-plus sets of the U.S. Open final suddenly seemed in doubt as Daniil Medvedev forced it to a fifth. ...

MIAMI - An American Airlines mechanic charged with sabotaging a plane because he was upset over stalled labour contract negotiations was fired from another airline several years ago and briefly had hi...

NEW ORLEANS - A crowd stampede injured several people attending a New Orleans festival organized by rapper Lil Wayne. Large portions of an audience estimated to include 15,000 people ran at least twic...

PORTLAND, Maine - Maine moved ahead Friday with plans to become the first state to allow voters to rank candidates in a general presidential election. Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, said she'll allow a...

NEW YORK - The union that represents opera performers and staff has launched its own investigation into sexual harassment allegations against superstar Placido Domingo, saying it cannot be sure that o...

LOS ANGELES - A robust audience turned out to catch "It: Chapter Two" in movie theatres this weekend, but not quite as big as the first. Warner Bros. says Sunday that "It: Chapter Two" earned an estim...

WASHINGTON - Comedian and media mogul Byron Allen wants TV viewers to watch the channels his company produces - from one that runs "Judge Judy"-like shows all day to those dedicated to comedy, cars, f...