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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has lamented what he calls today's "culture of insults" in the world. In his homily during Pentecost Mass Sunday in St. Peter's Square, Francis also decried that "the more ...

FUKUOKA, Japan - Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies wrapped up a meeting in Japan on Sunday with a pledge to use all the policies they can to protect global...

HONG KONG - A sea of protesters was marching through central Hong Kong on Sunday in a major demonstration against government-sponsored legislation that would allow people to be extradited to mainland ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's deal to avert his threatened tariffs on Mexico includes few new solutions to swiftly stem the surge of Central American migrants flowing over America's southern b...

INUVIK, N.W.T. - Climate change affects all parts of life in the North and any plan to deal with it must be just as wide-ranging, says a strategy document released Friday by Canada's Inuit. "This...

NEW ORLEANS - Dr. John, the New Orleans singer and piano player who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, died Thursday, his family said....

ATLANTA - An Atlanta rapper's take on country music has inspired a mostly nonverbal autistic boy in Minnesota to sing. Lil Nas X has found huge success with the song, "Old Town Road." It has sparked c...

SAN DIEGO - New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and wife Brittany are battling a California jeweler over the value of diamonds they claim they purchased for more than $15 million as an investmen...

REGINA - Zach Collaros and Matt Nichols appear ready to begin the CFL regular season. Collaros tossed two touchdowns and Nichols had one of his own as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers rallied for a 35-29 vic...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Toronto Raptors fan Raj Singh Ghuman can't help but release a boisterous cheer as his car - bedecked with a Raptors flag - passes another vehicle with Ontario plates on the approach ...