RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro's Carnival parade is world famous for the samba dancing, costumes that leave little to the imagination and the magnificent floats that roll down Avenida Marques de Sapucai, also known as the "sambadrome."…
More than 50 civilians have been killed and injured by landmines since Friday night as they fled a village about 9 miles west of Mosul, Iraq's Federal Police said in a tweet Saturday.
BOSTON (AP) — The heads of five Boston arts museums are pushing back against feared Trump administration cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel's military fired tear gas across the border into Lebanon on Saturday, breaking up a small Lebanese protest against cameras installed there, Lebanon's National News agency reported.
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Flooding from a new lake created by a landslide in central Bosnia has shut down one of the country's main highways.
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. (AP) — Organizers are as set as they can be for Saturday's World Snowshoe Championships in Saranac Lake.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Ice fishing for smelts is a winter tradition in Maine, where the small fish are fried and eaten whole.
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — A Maserati is missing after police say a man conned a salesman during a test drive.
The case tugs at the heartstrings: A popular Kansas State University professor battles breast cancer, then leukemia. The school won't extend her six-month sick leave, she loses her job and she cannot get rehired. She sues for discrimination based on…
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A local Kurdish news organization says one of their presenters was killed covering the Mosul operation and another of their journalists was wounded.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company says fourth-quarter profit improved 15 percent, but most of the gains came from the paper value of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s investments and derivative contracts.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In President Donald Trump's estimation, the U.S. border isn't merely porous, it's "wide open." Darkness and danger are everywhere, even Sweden. American infrastructure isn't just in need of improvement but it's in "total disrepair and decay." The…
CASSELBERRY, Fla. (AP) — A suspect died and two police officers suffered minor wounds during a shootout at a central Florida home.
Even the greenest woodworkers can build these simple floating shelves.
The fifth annual 5-K-9 Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run will be held at the Vernon County Sheriff’s Department, Saturday, April 1.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett wants investors to be wary of the high fees Wall Street routinely charges because of the damage they do to investment returns, and he emphasized his confident outlook in the U.S. economy.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police said Saturday that they would issue an arrest warrant for a North Korean diplomat if he refuses to cooperate with the investigation into the deadly attack on North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un's…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Latest on Malaysia's investigation into the apparent assassination of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (all times local):
MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week took a formal turn on the third day of previews for next fall and winter.
What can seem like a little flutter in the chest can be a sign of a serious health condition that can lead to stroke, and one local physician is hoping to encourage the elderly to be proactive.
Chryst is now set to earn $3.2 million in 2017, a $500,000 increase from last year.
Stormzy has admitted he is nervous about his mother hearing his new album 'Gang Signs & Prayer', which was released on Friday (02.24.17).
After a stretch of spring-like temperatures, winter has returned to Wisconsin and Minnesota in a big way, though the heavy snow tracked north of the Coulee Region and missed part of northwestern Wisconsin, forcing the cancellation of the American Birkebeiner…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Latest on Malaysia's investigation into the apparent assassination of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (all times local):