At Least 3 Deaths in New York Blamed on Polar Vortex
CHICAGO — At least three deaths in western New York are being blamed on the winter storm that has dropped more than 20 inches...
Wife of Detained Refugee Football Player Appeals to Prayuth
BANGKOK — A campaign by Australia, human rights groups and sports organizations to stop Thailand from extraditing to Bahrain a detained football player who...
The Lexicon of Leaving: Demystifying UK’s Brexit Jargon
LONDON — From backstop to Brexiteer, Britain's decision to leave the European Union, now scheduled for March 29, has spawned a baffling array of...
British Jews Apply for German Nationality as Brexit Looms
BERLIN — Simon Wallfisch grew up in London as the grandson of an Auschwitz survivor who had sworn to never return to the country...
South Koreans Mourn Death of Former WWII Sex Slave
SEOUL — Hundreds of South Koreans mourned the death of a former sex slave for the Japanese military during World War II during in a rally in Seoul Wednesday that demanded reparations from Tokyo over wartime atrocities.
Apple to Fix FaceTime Bug That Allows Eavesdropping
Apple has disabled a group-chat function in FaceTime after users said a software bug could let callers activate another person's microphone remotely.
With the bug,...
Australian PM Asks Thailand to Free Detained Footballer
BANGKOK — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged Thailand to stop the extradition to Bahrain of a detained football player who has refugee...
US Hits Venezuela With Oil Sanctions to Pressure Maduro
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday sanctioned Venezuela's state-owned oil company, ratcheting up pressure on socialist President Nicolas Maduro to cede power to...
Dems Fear Trump Re-Election if Ex-Starbucks CEO Schultz Runs
NEW YORK — Some of the most influential forces in Democratic politics revolted Monday against former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz's prospective presidential bid, insisting...
Moms of the Dead From Drugs: ‘Where is the Outrage for Us?’
MARLBOROUGH, Massachusetts — The moms meet in a parking lot overlooking the little white funeral home and watch the mourners drifting toward the chapel...
