World

Uber shifts into lower gear, prices IPO at $45

SAN FRANCISCO - Uber about to embark on a wild ride on Wall Street with the biggest and most hotly debated IPO in years. The world's leading ride-hailing service set the stage for its long-awaited arr...

May 09, 2019

Top US diplomat makes secret Iraq trip amid Iran tensions

BAGHDAD - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a lightning visit Tuesday to Baghdad aimed at showing support for the Iraqi government as the United States has been picking up intelligence that Ira...

May 09, 2019

Burned before, US pushes for way to enforce China trade deal

WASHINGTON - In trying to hammer out a trade agreement with China, the Trump administration may be drawing inspiration from classic rock, specifically The Who's anthem "Won't Get Fooled Again." Fed up...

May 09, 2019

Trump to nominate Shanahan for top Pentagon post

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will nominate Patrick Shanahan to be his second secretary of defence. The former Boeing executive has been leading the Pentagon as acting secretary since Jan. 1, a ...

May 09, 2019

Chappelle to receive Mark Twain Prize for humour

WASHINGTON - Comedian Dave Chappelle has been chosen to receive this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The 45-year-old Chappelle shot to international stardom through his Comedy Central prog...

May 09, 2019

US prosecutors add hate crime charges in synagogue shooting

SAN DIEGO - Federal officials announced Thursday that they have filed 109 hate crime charges against the man suspected of opening fire in a Southern California synagogue and said he called a 911 dispa...

May 09, 2019

James Cameron salutes 'Endgame' for sinking 'Titanic' record

LOS ANGELES - Filmmaker James Cameron has no bad blood with the Avengers, even though "Endgame" has eclipsed "Titanic's" worldwide record and bumped the 1997 blockbuster to third place. Cameron tweete...

May 09, 2019

Popular Virginia children's singer faces child porn charge

RESTON, Va. - A popular children's performer in northern Virginia has been arrested and charged with possessing child pornography. Fairfax County Police said on Thursday that 58-year-old Steven Rossi ...

May 09, 2019

Disney slates Fox films, 'Avatar' pushed another year

NEW YORK - Now armed with the upcoming releases of 20th Century Fox, the Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday set forth a shock-and-awe release schedule spanning the next eight years, including the yet-again-po...

May 09, 2019

Matters of politics, race accompany Red Sox to White House

WASHINGTON - For decades, championship teams have visited the White House in a moment of ritual and tradition. Athletic excellence is celebrated, lame jokes are told and the president is given yet ano...

May 09, 2019