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New French minister takes short-timer, scandal-plagued role
PARIS – A low-profile politician is taking over as France’s interior minister after his predecessor…
Cash-strapped Liberal budget likely more policy document than spending plan
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government will unveil a federal budget today that’s expected to be…
‘Gong Show’ creator Chuck Barris dies at 87
NEW YORK – Chuck Barris, whose game show empire included “The Dating Game,” ”The Newlywed…
Clean water plant brings hope to village in north India
NAI BASTI VILLAGE, India – Schoolchildren cheered and village women clapped as a gush of…
2 students dead, 20-plus injured in China school stampede
BEIJING – Two students died and more than 20 others were injured Wednesday in a…
Fire damages 15th century Ottoman mosque in Greece
THESSALONIKI, Greece – Authorities say an overnight fire has severely damaged an early 15th century…
Rights group urges Libyan general to probe killings
CAIRO – Human Rights Watch urged a powerful general in eastern Libya on Wednesday to…
Germany: Court backs deportation of German-born extremists
BERLIN – A federal court has endorsed the planned deportation from Germany of two known…
Turkey to seek extradition of militant from Netherlands
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey is preparing to request the extradition from the Netherlands of a…
Officials: Man arrested after going AWOL 45 years ago
OCALA, Fla. – Authorities say they’ve arrested a Florida man who went AWOL from the…
Ohio killer has more time for potential Supreme Court appeal
CLEVELAND – A Cleveland man sentenced to die for killing 11 women and hiding the…
Russia says 3 disqualified from 2012 Olympics for doping
MOSCOW – Three Russian athletes have been disqualified from the 2012 Olympics after failing doping…
South Korea’s Olympic ringers sing their way onto the team
MOSCOW – To earn a place on South Korea’s team for next year’s Olympics, you…
Austria doubles migrants’ repatriation payment to 1,000 euro
VIENNA – Austria’s interior minister is doubling the payment for some migrants who voluntarily return…
Chance the Rapper to play Lollapalooza in Chicago hometown
CHICAGO – Grammy-winning artist Chance the Rapper is planning a return to his hometown of…
Toronto Argonauts head coach Marc Trestman unveils 2017 coaching staff
Toronto Argonauts coach Marc Trestman unveiled the remainder of his staff Wednesday and it includes…
Woman: I mistakenly shot suicidal fiance while unloading gun
DAYTON, Ohio – A woman arrested in her fiance’s death says in a recorded 911…
US home sales slowed in February after surge in January
WASHINGTON – Americans retreated from buying existing homes in February, a pullback after sales in…
Ryan’s legacy as speaker on line with health care vote
WASHINGTON – The vote on the Republican health care bill is a defining moment for…
In Europe spat, Turkish president warns Westerners on safety
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ramped up his anti-European rhetoric on Wednesday,…
Catalonia approves funds to hold secession vote from Spain
MADRID – Pro-independence lawmakers in Spain’s powerful northeastern Catalonia region have approved a 2017 budget…
More Palestinians in Jerusalem seek Israeli citizenship
JERUSALEM – More Palestinians in east Jerusalem are applying for Israeli citizenship in hopes of…
Religious TV station in Senegal accidentally airs porn
DAKAR, Senegal – An Islamic television station in Senegal says it has filed a formal…
ABC’s Diane Sawyer to interview Caitlyn Jenner again
NEW YORK – ABC News’ Diane Sawyer is reprising her interview with Caitlyn Jenner, with…