World

Packages with suspected ricin sent to Pentagon, Navy chiefs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities at a Pentagon mail screening facility found two envelopes suspected of containing ricin, a…

World

Taiwanese use new machines to exchange trash for cash

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Residents of Taiwan’s capital Taipei are using newly installed machines called “iTrash booths” to…

World

Photos from Japanese space rovers show asteroid is … rocky

TOKYO (AP) — New photos taken on the surface of an asteroid show that it is (drum roll,…

World

Moon to carry private message from Kim Jong Un to Trump

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A beaming South Korean President Moon Jae-in, freshly returned home Thursday from a…

National

Former Vietnamese jailer says he respected Sen. McCain

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Sen. John McCain’s Vietnamese jailer said he respected his former inmate and felt sad…

National

Extraordinary drug dog worries Colombian cartel

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — This is the story of a drug dog with a bounty on its head.…

World

Complete lunar eclipse begins, the longest of this century

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Skywatchers around much of the world have begun watching a complete lunar eclipse that is…

World

Titanic director Cameron backs bid for 5,500 items from ship

LONDON (AP) — Filmmaker James Cameron and Titanic discoverer Robert Ballard are backing a bid by a group…

World

Man firing into Toronto cafes shoots 14 people, killing 2

TORONTO (AP) — A man walked along a Toronto street firing a handgun into restaurants and cafes, shooting…

World

Out of hospital, Thai boys recount moment they were found

CHIANG RAI, Thailand (AP) — The 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a cave in northern…