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Somalia truck bombing toll exceeds 300, scores remain missing

MOGADISHU, Somalia – More than 300 people were killed in the weekend truck bombing in Somalia’s capital and scores remained missing, authorities said Monday, as the fragile Horn of Africa na...

Portugal wildfires kill at least 35; 4 dead in Spain

LISBON, Portugal – Late season wildfires that broke out over the weekend in Portugal have killed at least 35 people, including a 1-month-old infant, authorities said Monday, making 2017 by f...

Weinstein Co., overwhelmed by backlash, may be up for sale

NEW YORK – The Weinstein Co., besieged by sexual harassment allegations against its namesake and co-founder, may be putting itself up for sale. The company said Monday that it wil...

Crews search air, water for missing worker after blast

KENNER, La. – Authorities searched by air and water Monday for a Texas man who disappeared when an oil and gas platform exploded on a lake near New Orleans. Seven people were injured in the ...

U.S. Supreme Court to hear government’s email dispute with Microsoft

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take on a major dispute over the government’s authority to force American technology companies to hand over emails and other digital informati...

Army Sgt. Bergdahl pleads guilty to deserting his post

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was captured and held by the Taliban for five years after walking away from his post in Afghanistan, pleaded guilty Monday to desertion and en...

Partisan clash on Obamacare raises specter of government shutdown

WASHINGTON – Democrats accused President Donald Trump of trying to sabotage the nation’s health-care system through his decision to halt payments to insurers meant to shore up the system, wh...

Tillerson: N. Korea diplomacy continues until 1st ‘bomb drops’

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday that diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the North Korean crisis “will continue until the first bomb drops.” That state...

Oil rig explodes in Louisiana lake, injuries reported

KENNER, La. – An oil rig exploded Sunday night in Lake Pontchartrain in St. Charles Parish, a Louisiana police department said. Kenner Police Department spokesman Sgt. Brian McGre...

Yellen sounds upbeat on economy, signaling likely rate hike

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Sunday sketched a bright outlook for the U.S. economy and for inflation prospects in coming months, saying the impact of the recent hurrica...

Somalia reels from deadliest blast

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Maryan Abdullahi’s father had been preparing to fly to Somalia’s capital on Sunday to attend the happiest moment in his daughter’s life: her graduation day. I...

France gave Harvey Weinstein its highest honor; now it wants it back

PARIS – As it continues to brew, the Weinstein scandal has now reached France. In a lengthy televised interview Sunday night, President Emmanuel Macron announced that he has asked...
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