Author: Ara Catchatoorian

His lawyer says a New Jersey judge who told a woman she could “close your legs” to prevent a

The U.K. Foreign Office says Britain’s ambassador to the United States has resigned just days after diplomatic cables criticizing

What would it take to motivate more California drivers to buy electric cars the next time they go to

The U.N. refugee agency says around 260 African migrants have been relocated to another detention center in the Libyan

A former British prime minister threatened Wednesday to take Conservative Party leadership candidate Boris Johnson to court if he

China says auto sales fell 7.8% in June amid a trade fight with Washington and slower economic growth, extending

Four Maryland teenagers sneaked onto their school’s property the night before graduation last year and covered it in racist,

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been seen shaking at a public event for the third time in less than

Estonia has protested Russian plans to hold festivities marking the 75th anniversary of the seizure of the Baltic nation’s

The Latest on the tensions between the U.S. and Iran (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Iran says it will

Official figures show the British economy bounced back in May but fears remain that the country could slip into

India needs to score 240 to reach a fourth Cricket World Cup final after New Zealand added 28 runs

Britain and Canada are leading a push to secure more protections for journalists, saying a free press “protects society

At least 30 people in the Danish capital face preliminary charges for operating electric scooters under the influence of

European Parliament groups are grilling the German candidate for European Commission president before they take a vote on her

A northern Illinois airport is getting a funding boost. The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced nearly $11.3 million

Lebanon’s parliament speaker says new U.S. sanctions targeting two Hezbollah lawmakers are an aggression against the whole country. Nabih

The Federal Aviation Administration is going to reconsider its position challenging Maryland over new flight patterns and the noise

France’s Defense Ministry has acknowledged that U.S.-made missiles captured from the self-styled Libyan National Army belonged to the French

More than two dozen people have rallied on Red Square in a rare public protest against the crackdown on

They don’t talk to each other much, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But they’re lately speaking

The leader of Thailand’s military junta has revoked dozens of special executive orders and vowed to stop issuing more

The European Union has trimmed its forecasts for economic growth next year as global trade tensions weigh on the

Sri Lanka’s Parliament is debating a no-confidence motion against the government in which the opposition is accusing the ruling

Iran’s president said Wednesday that Britain will face “repercussions” over the seizure of an Iranian supertanker last week that

Spain’s National Court has ruled that soccer player Gerard Pique must pay Spain’s Tax Office 2.1 million euros (2.3

A lighting company is opening a distribution center in the Mississippi Delta, investing $1 million and hiring 20. Parmida

North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest will formally begin his 2020 campaign for governor next month at a

A Cambodian human rights group says police have detained seven people in connection with activities marking the third anniversary

Federal prosecutors say a Tennessee man has been sentenced to life in prison for distributing large amounts of methamphetamine.

Richmond International Airport has named a new president and chief executive officer. The Capital Region Airport Commission voted Tuesday

A knife-wielding man was fatally shot by police officers near the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California. KESQ-TV

Officials have announced a new aftercare program at a Kentucky prison meant to help inmates in addiction recovery avoid

Federal authorities say an Ohio man has pleaded guilty in Kentucky to committing bank and wire fraud in several

A German court has convicted a rejected Iraqi asylum-seeker of raping and murdering a 14-year-old local girl and sentenced

Nine deer at a famed park in western Japan have died recently after swallowing plastic bags. Nara Park has

The top U.S. and Chinese trade envoys have spoken by phone in their first contact since Presidents Donald Trump

Turkey is rejecting European Union condemnation of its efforts to drill for gas in waters off the coast of

Qatar’s Defense Ministry says two warplanes have collided on a training mission. The ministry did not identify the types

Baseball players’ union head Tony Clark says a poor job has been done of marketing Boston Red Sox outfielder

Deep-pocketed interest groups and activists on both sides of the long-running fight over gun laws are gearing up for

Asian shares were mixed Wednesday in cautious trading ahead of closely watched congressional testimony by the U.S. Federal Reserve

Officials say a DNA test has confirmed the identity of the first known Filipino suicide bomber. Two attackers carrying

Health authorities say that another speedy bull run in Pamplona has left three bruised runners and one person unconscious

A group of western New York Republicans is courting Medal of Honor recipient David Bellavia (bell-uh-VEEH-uh) to run for

Authorities say a Georgia sheriff’s deputy shot and killed his K9 partner of four years after the dog suddenly

Disney’s “The Lion King” has received no shortage of remakes and spinoffs in the years since its original 1994

A report produced for some of the world’s biggest institutional investors finds many companies in high-emission industries aren’t doing

Johnny Kitagawa, who produced famous boybands including Arashi and SMAP and was a kingpin of Japan’s entertainment industry for