Slovak PM Robert Fico survives no confidence vote
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote requested by the opposition over high energy prices.
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote requested by the opposition over high energy prices.
MIAMI (AP) — The mayor is an immigrant, and more than half its residents are foreign born.
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — The longtime leader of Turkmenistan has been sworn in for a new term after winning nearly 98 percent of the vote against rivals who had all declared their support for his government.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Officials in Mozambique say seven people died and thousands of homes were destroyed in a tropical cyclone.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Karen Pence wants people to know that art therapy isn't exactly arts and crafts.
MADRID (AP) — The local Red Cross says an emergency team is assisting more than 300 migrants who crossed the fence surrounding Spain's enclave of Ceuta in North Africa early Friday.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan provincial official says the Taliban have stormed several Afghan security posts in eastern Kunar province, killing five police officers.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and a leading Republican are highlighting a key fact about labor secretary nominee Alexander Acosta: He has been confirmed three times by the Senate.
LONDON (AP) — London Fashion Week is set to kick off with a series of shows that will include Burberry, Versus and other luminaries.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes haven't had many chances to protect a lead this season. They're starting to learn what it takes.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — You know the names. Now know the numbers.
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Miguel Montero produced one of the biggest hits of the Chicago Cubs' championship run in the game that decided it all, and now he's preparing again for life as a backup catcher.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves enter the All-Star break in 13th place in the muddled Western Conference, seemingly faced with two options.
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — He'd been waiting for this day, and when his doctor handed him the mirror, Andy Sandness stared at his image and absorbed the enormity of the moment: He had a new face, one that had belonged…
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers University has apologized after turning students away from a career fair for wearing the wrong colored clothing.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — It didn't take long for President Donald Trump to start running out of the custom-made Cross pens he uses to sign executive orders.
Our house is carved out of a bluff. The driveway is so steep that if you drive fast enough, you can become weightless. During Wisconsin slippery season, I have involuntarily hurdled from the flat turn area at the top to…
NEW YORK — Let’s not mumble or whisper about the central issue facing our country: What is this democratic nation to do when the man serving as president of the United States plainly has no business being president of the…
WASHINGTON — Angry Utahans shouted down Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, at the Republican’s recent town hall meeting.
DEAR AMY: My spouse, one of the most caring and genuine people I’ve ever met, has been inviting his elderly homeless mother into our house for meals, and on occasion, to bathe or do laundry. This happens a few times…
Though Gore Verbinski has made a name for himself with large Hollywood studio pictures like “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “The Lone Ranger,” he’s always had a weird streak; a “one for them, one for me” mentality, interspersing in films…
Conventional wisdom says fewer and fewer people listen to music in album form these days, preferring to cherry-pick songs. Cloud Cult, the artful indie rock band, found a way to ensure that people listen to its latest album, “The Seeker.”…
There’s a scene near the end of the comedy “Fist Fight” — not long before the altercation promised in the title — that more than makes up for whatever weak-sauce comedic sins have gone before. Let’s just say that the…
A regular close to practice involves a reduced playing area where players' skill is de-emphasized and they need to react instinctively.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — It has only taken the Edmonton Oilers 58 games to equal their point total from all of last season.