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US frees 9 Guantanamo prisoners, sends them to Saudi Arabia
Associated Press | April 16, 2016 9:07 pmMIAMI (AP) — The U.S. has released nine more prisoners from its base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and sent them to Saudi Arabia for resettlement,… -
Plucked from the uncertainty of Lesbos: 12 Syrian refugees
Associated Press | April 16, 2016 8:37 pmROME (AP) — Pope Francis says his gesture is “a drop of water in the sea” of Europe’s migration crisis. Yet for 12 Syrian refugees,… -
US stocks dip with oil prices, but finish the week higher
Associated Press | April 16, 2016 8:29 pmNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks took small losses in quiet trading Friday as energy companies sank with the price of oil, but the market… -
Rival camps reflect Brazil’s divide amid impeachment
Associated Press | April 16, 2016 8:01 pmBRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Separated by only a boulevard, two rival camps of demonstrators in Brazil’s capital underscore the sharp ideological divide that is playing… -
AP PHOTOS: The path of destruction from Japan’s earthquakes
Associated Press | April 16, 2016 7:05 pmTOKYO (AP) — Back-to-back deadly earthquakes on successive nights near the city of Kumamoto in southern Japan have toppled buildings and triggered landslides. Residents are… -
Stolen in 1955, famous ‘inverted Jenny’ stamp resurfaces
Associated Press | April 16, 2016 6:02 pmNEW YORK (AP) — Opening a new chapter in an infamous stamp-world mystery, a valuable “inverted Jenny” stamp has surfaced six decades after it was… -
The Latest: Man stabbed at Greek port where migrants camped
Associated Press | April 16, 2016 5:59 pmBERLIN (AP) — The Latest on European efforts to respond to the wave of migration (all times local): 9:35 p.m. An Afghan man is being… -
The Latest: France’s Le Pen criticizes EU refugee approach
Associated Press | April 16, 2016 5:13 pmMADRID (AP) — The Latest on Europe’s migration crisis (all times local): 6:40 p.m. France’s Marine Le Pen and other far-right politicians have criticized the… -
With this rigatoni, I thee wed: The 1st Pastafarian wedding
Associated Press | April 16, 2016 4:42 pmAKAROA, New Zealand (AP) — The wedding rings were made of pasta, the ceremony was held on a pirate boat, and when it came time… -
Hurricane forecast pioneer Bill Gray dead at age 86
Associated Press | April 16, 2016 4:19 pmFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Bill Gray, a pioneer in hurricane forecasting, died Saturday in Fort Collins, according to his longtime assistant. He was 86.…