It's a boy: Kate, wife of UK's prince William, gives birth
Apr. 23, 2018 | 10:03 PM
Kate, wife of UK's Prince William, gave birth to a baby boy on Monday, the couple's third child, her husband's office said.
Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to third child
Michael HoldenTom Ball Apr. 29, 2018 | 10:54 AM
Kate, the wife of Prince William, gave birth to a boy at a hospital in London Monday, the third child for the British royal couple and now fifth in line to...
Major storm whips U.S. East Coast
A major northeast wind pounded the U.S. East Coast Friday, packing heavy rain, intermittent snow and strong winds as residents from the mid-Atlantic to Maine...
Prince Charles' vision spurs new Cornwall coastal village
Martine Pauwels Nov. 18, 2017 | 12:04 AM
In his long wait to become Britain's king, Prince Charles has pursued his passion for architecture.
Saunders' 'Lincoln in the Bardo' wins Booker Prize
Jill Lawless Oct. 19, 2017 | 12:02 AM
American author George Saunders won the prestigious Man Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday for "Lincoln in the Bardo," a polyphonic symphony of a novel about...
Flash flooding hits UK coastal village in Cornwall
Jul. 18, 2017 | 10:28 PM
British authorities say major flash flooding has hit a coastal village in the English county of Cornwall, prompting a rescue operation.
'He Said/She Said' a thriller to savor
Oline H. Cogdill Jun. 07, 2017 | 12:02 AM
A solar eclipse attracts devoted followers who travel to the best sites to witness the phenomenon, aided by online forums, maps and social media.
Prince Charles embraces Italy quake survivors
Ella Ide Apr. 02, 2017 | 09:46 PM
Britain's Prince Charles hugged tearful survivors in the quake-hit Italian town of Amatrice on Sunday after seeing the "terrifying devastation" inflicted by...
Britain's Prince Charles hugged tearful survivors in the quake-hit Italian town of Amatrice Sunday after seeing the "terrifying devastation" inflicted by last...
Space – the final frontier for investors
Aime Williams Mar. 20, 2017 | 12:03 AM
The prospect of space tourism may have garnered the headlines, but there are far more ways to invest beyond the earth's atmosphere, as Aime Williams reports.
Britain to build 17 towns and villages to ease housing squeeze
Jan. 02, 2017 | 01:02 PM
Britain's government announced plans Monday to build 17 new towns and villages across the English countryside in a bid to ease a chronic housing shortage
Winter storm clobbers northeast US, knocks out power
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A winter storm brought more than 2 feet of snow to parts of northern New England overnight, and more than 100,000 homes and businesses...
Oman ruler meets British royals in rare appearance
Oman's Sultan Qaboos held talks with Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, in his first announced meeting with foreign dignitaries nearly seven...
Paul Beatty's 'The Sellout' is first U.S. Booker Prize winner
Paul Beatty's "The Sellout," a stinging satire of race and class in the United States that has drawn comparisons to Richard Pryor and Mark Twain, won the Man...
British antiterrorist police find second 'suspicious item' after London arrest
Counterterrorism police investigating the discovery of a "suspicious item" on a London train this week said they found another such device on Saturday when...
Police seek armed man accused of taking patient at gunpoint
Aug. 10, 2016 | 07:38 PM
An 18-year-old Pennsylvania man accused of threatening two nurses at gunpoint so he could take his girlfriend from a secure mental health care hospital was...
Pleas for pragmatism as EU charts post-Brexit future
Senior European political figures appealed Sunday for the EU to set aside lofty debate as it struggles with Brexit-style populism, and instead to focus on...
Buyer's remorse as harsh Brexit reality begins to sink in
As the markets crashed, sterling hit a 31-year low and Prime Minister David Cameron resigned, it dawned on some of those who voted for Britain to leave the EU...
Duchess of Cambridge describes queen as doting granny
While the rest of her subjects call Queen Elizabeth II "Your majesty," her great-grandson knows her as "Gan-Gan.
Twentieth-century masterpieces on tap at NYC auctions
Ula Ilnytzky Oct. 21, 2015 | 12:04 AM
Works by some of the most coveted artists of impressionist and modern art are coming to auction this fall, including two major works by Paul Gauguin.
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