Cairo University bans teachers from wearing face veil
CAIRO (AP) — The recent decision to ban female staff from wearing the full face veil aims to put an end to student complaints of "poor communication" in class, the head of Egypt's Cairo Univer…
CAIRO (AP) — The recent decision to ban female staff from wearing the full face veil aims to put an end to student complaints of "poor communication" in class, the head of Egypt's Cairo Univer…
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A schedule change at a Maryland school system has received mixed reaction from students and parents.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Looking for a "vertical city" to stand in for a futuristic world, actors and filmmakers involved in the film "Star Trek Beyond" ended up among the gleaming t…
LONDON (AP) — A British fraudster who faked a coma to avoid prosecution has been jailed for obstructing justice.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Orchestra is trying to lure younger, more budget-conscious fans with special discounts and local beer offerings.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will host an inauguration ceremony Friday afternoon for Chancellor Mark Mone, a former business professor tasked with leading the school …
NEW DELHI (AP) — India's long-awaited pledge for a global climate pact shows how the world's No. 3 carbon polluter is making significant efforts to rein in the growth of emissions linked to it…
Wisconsin Transit Week, Oct. 5-11, is a great time to recognize the important role public transportation plays in our community’s economy, environment and quality of life.
GENEVA (AP) — A leading human rights advocacy group on Friday accused the top U.N. human rights body of failing to improve scrutiny of abuses in war-torn Yemen by approving a resolution presen…
BENSALEM, Pa. (AP) — Two men have been arrested in the 1984 rape and killing of a 14-year-old suburban Philadelphia girl found dead along a road two weeks after going missing.
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — This small town in southern Oregon's timber country strongly supports gun rights, and that hasn't changed for the county's top law enforcement officer since a gunman kill…
Parents of small kids are getting more love from music services.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said the U.S. should bar refugees from war-torn Syria because they are "infiltrated with Jihadists," who seek to harm America.
ELEUTHERA, Bahamas (AP) — Hurricane Joaquin ripped off roofs, uprooted trees and unleashed heavy flooding as the Category 4 storm hurled torrents of rain across the eastern and central Bahamas…
ELY, Minn. (AP) — An environmental group is suing the U.S. Forest Service alleging it allows too many motorized tow boats into Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers cut back sharply on hiring in September and added fewer jobs in July and August than previously thought — a sour note for a labor market that had been steadily…
CLEVELAND (AP) — Tristan Thompson has taken his contract standoff with the Cavaliers to another level.
CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were lower in early trading Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart has laid off 450 workers at its headquarters as the world's largest retailer attempts to become more nimble to compete with the likes of Amazon.com.
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) — Early interest in the Green Bay Packers' proposal for an entertainment, retail and residential district around Lambeau Field has the franchise already thinking of expa…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to U.S. factories fell in August by the largest amount in eight months, led by a drop in demand for commercial airplanes and weakness in a key category that tracks bus…
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's second-largest airline, Transaero, is in crisis after two creditors on Friday said they will file bankruptcy proceedings following the collapse of a takeover plan.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The latest developments in the federal trial of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship. All times are local:
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Nick Kyrgios won the key points in both tiebreakers to beat third-seeded Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) Friday in the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Open.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — John Harbaugh considered going for it. Joe Flacco had other ideas.