World

Pope demands tech companies prevent kids from viewing porn

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis called Thursday for Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Google and other tech companies to urgently take measures to remove child porn from the web and prevent children from access...

Nov 16, 2019

Turkey deports American IS suspect stuck at Greek border

ANKARA, Turkey - An American man suspected of being a member of the Islamic State group is being repatriated to the United States after spending three days in a no man's land between Turkey and Greece...

Nov 16, 2019

Powerful hard-liner: Iran should stop honouring nuclear deal

TEHRAN, Iran - A prominent member of Iran's powerful Guardian Council has told The Associated Press that the Islamic Republic should stop honouring all terms of the collapsing 2015 nuclear deal with w...

Nov 16, 2019

Chicago teachers approve contract deal that ended strike

Chicago teachers on Friday approved the contract deal that ended an 11-day strike and includes pay raises, $35 million to enforce limits on class sizes and a pledge to supply each school with a nurse ...

Nov 16, 2019

Amid Gaza fighting, Israel could face questions on tactics

GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Residents say the airstrike came without warning: With fighting raging between Israel and Islamic Jihad militants throughout Gaza, two loud blasts shook the night, destro...

Nov 15, 2019

Rapper Kanye West performs for Texas jail inmates

HOUSTON - Kanye West has followed the Johnny Cash route and performed for inmates at a Houston jail. In secret from the public, the star rapper-turned-gospel singer performed songs Friday from his new...

Nov 15, 2019

Fed finds resilient financial system despite high debt

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve said Friday that corporate debt remains at historically high levels but overall the U.S. financial system is resilient, a view in sharp contrast to the problems that l...

Nov 15, 2019

White House seeks disclosure of actual health care prices

WASHINGTON - New rules from the Trump administration on Friday would require insurers and hospitals to disclose upfront the actual prices for common tests and procedures to promote competition and pus...

Nov 15, 2019

AP sources: Epstein jail guards had been offered plea deal

WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors offered a plea deal to two correctional officers responsible for guarding Jeffrey Epstein on the night of his death, but the officers have declined the offer, people f...

Nov 15, 2019

Jury awards Planned Parenthood $1 million for secret videos

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal jury found Friday that an anti-abortion activist illegally secretly recorded workers at Planned Parenthood clinics and is liable for violating federal and state laws. The jur...

Nov 15, 2019