World

Trump adds to election anxiety by pushing legal boundaries

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has floated the unconstitutional idea of delaying the Nov. 3 election. His administration may have violated a judge's order on the 2020 census and could be held in ...

Oct 02, 2020

US hiring slows for 3rd month but jobless rate falls to 7.9%

WASHINGTON - America's employers added 661,000 jobs in September, the third straight month of slower hiring and evidence from the final jobs report before the presidential election that the economic r...

Oct 02, 2020

David and Nicola Yoon launch YA imprint for people of colour

NEW YORK - Bestselling authors David and Nicola Yoon are launching a Random House Children's Books imprint for young adult romance novels by and about people of colour. They are calling the imprint Jo...

Oct 02, 2020

Bernie Sanders resuming in-person campaigning to back Biden

WILMINGTON, Del. - Bernie Sanders is returning to in-person campaigning for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March, heading to the battleground states of New Hampshire and...

Oct 02, 2020

Shock, sympathy, criticism: World reacts to Trump infection

TOKYO - News that the world's most powerful man was infected with the world's most notorious disease drew instant reactions of shock, sympathy, undisguised glee and, of course, the ever-present outrag...

Greg Fry Oct 02, 2020

Trump joins growing list of virus-infected world leaders

JOHANNESBURG - President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus, joining a small group of world leaders who have been infected. Trump is 74, putting him at higher risk of serious complic...

Oct 02, 2020

The Latest: WH doctor says Trump will continue with duties

WASHINGTON - The Latest on President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump testing positive for the coronavirus (all times local): 1:40 a.m. President Donald Trump's White House doctor has issued ...

Oct 01, 2020

Trump and first lady test positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19.Trump confirmed the news in a tweet sent out tonight, noting that both are in "quarantine a...

Oct 01, 2020

Top White House official tests positive for coronavirus

WASHINGTON - Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump's closest aides, has tested positive for the coronavirus. Hicks, who serves as counsellor to the president and travelled with him to a Wednesday ...

Oct 01, 2020

Hong Kong police arrest 60 for protesting on China holiday

Hong Kong police arrested at least 60 people on suspicion of unauthorized assembly on China's National Day holiday Thursday after crowds gathered on the streets of a popular shopping district chanting...

Oct 01, 2020