World

'Big Bang' tops 'Thrones' in ratings race of fading shows

LOS ANGELES - "The Big Bang Theory" edged out "Game of Thrones" as the two beloved TV behemoths again topped the ratings as they approach their finales. CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" drew 12.6 million li...

May 14, 2019

UK's May to make new push on her Brexit deal next month

LONDON - The British prime minister's office says Theresa May will try again next month to secure Parliament's backing for a deal to leave the European Union. Downing Street said Tuesday that May inte...

May 14, 2019

DeSantis: Russians accessed 2 Florida voting databases

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Russian hackers gained access to voter databases in two Florida counties ahead of the 2016 presidential election, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a news conference Tuesday. De...

May 14, 2019

Comedian Tim Conway of 'The Carol Burnett Show' dies at 85

NEW YORK - Tim Conway, the impish second banana to Carol Burnett who won four Emmy Awards on her TV variety show, starred aboard "McHale's Navy" and later voiced the role of Barnacle Boy for "Spongebo...

May 14, 2019

Sheriff: Carnival worker from Virginia shot, killed 3 women

Authorities in Virginia have linked the slayings of two missing women and a missing teenage girl to a carnival worker who met the victims through the travelling show. The sheriff's office in rural Was...

May 14, 2019

Meghan, Harry release baby feet photo for US Mother's Day

LONDON - Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, have released a photo of their newborn baby's feet to mark Meghan's first Mother's Day as a mom. The image posted Sunday on Instagram showed Me...

May 14, 2019

Gaza singers protest Israel hosting Eurovision

GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Palestinian singers are protesting Israel's hosting of the Eurovision song contest by performing on the rubble of a building destroyed in recent fighting in the Gaza Stri...

May 14, 2019

US targets $300B of Chinese goods for new tariff hikes

BEIJING - U.S. officials listed $300 billion more of Chinese goods for possible tariff hikes while Beijing vowed Tuesday to "fight to the finish" in an escalating trade battle that is fueling fears ab...

May 14, 2019

NTSB to investigate in Alaska after deadly midair collision

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A team of federal accident investigators is expected to arrive in Alaska Tuesday to try to piece together what caused a deadly midair collision between two sightseeing planes. Four...

May 14, 2019

Diplomats visit Canadian think-tank expert in China custody

BEIJING - Diplomats have visited a Canadian think-tank expert whose detention in China is believed to be an attempt to pressure Canada to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Canadian consular offic...

May 14, 2019