Category Archives: World

JUNEAU, Alaska - BP, a major player on Alaska's North Slope for decades, is selling all of its assets in the state, the company announced Tuesday. Hilcorp Alaska is purchasing BP interests in both the...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A former Google engineer was charged Tuesday with stealing closely guarded secrets that he later sold to Uber as the ride-hailing service scrambled to catch up in the high-stakes ra...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A new Missouri ban on abortions at or after eight weeks of pregnancy won't take effect Wednesday after a federal judge temporarily blocked it from being implemented. U.S. District J...

GENEVA - The European Union is squaring off against conservationists like Jane Goodall and celebrities like actress Judi Dench over efforts by some African and Middle Eastern countries to limit trade ...

WASHINGTON - Consumer confidence dipped slightly in August after a big rebound in July. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index edged down to 1...

MADRID - A mid-air collision between a sightseeing helicopter and a small plane on the Spanish island of Mallorca killed seven people Sunday, authorities said. The victims included three adults and tw...

NEW YORK - Netflix will give "The Irishman" an exclusive theatrical release for about four weeks, providing theatres most of November to play Martin Scorsese's big-budget crime epic before it lands on...

PHILADELPHIA - Rapper Meek Mill pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour gun charge on Tuesday and won't serve additional time in prison. The 32-year-old rapper, born Robert Williams, reached the plea agreeme...

Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman and tea party favourite turned radio talk show host, announced a challenge Sunday to President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020, saying the i...

COPENHAGEN - A Swedish prosecutor says he won't appeal a verdict against American rapper A$AP Rocky and his two bodyguards who were found guilty of assault for a June 30 street brawl in Stockholm. Dan...