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China convicts 2 activists who supported Hong Kong protests
BEIJING – Two Chinese rights activists who were detained after they supported pro-democracy protests in…
Ukrainian security official dies in car blast
MOSCOW – A Ukrainian Security Service officer has been killed when his car exploded in…
Belgium has 4 suspects in Turkey brawl in detention
BRUSSELS – Belgian authorities have detained four suspects following a brawl at a referendum voting…
China plans panda preserve 3 times size of Yellowstone park
BEIJING – China is planning to create a preserve for the giant panda that will…
‘Alien: Covenant’ clips are the stuff nightmares are made of
LAS VEGAS – Ridley Scott knows how to scare us. He’s been doing it for…
Ottawa and Ontario invest up to $100M in new artificial intelligence institute
TORONTO – A new institute for artificial intelligence research opened Thursday in Toronto with funding…
FIFA sends 1,300-page corruption probe to Swiss prosecutors
GENEVA – FIFA has sent 1,300 pages of internal investigation reports into suspected bribery and…
Disgraced Park downsized from Blue House to solitary cell
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – For a person whose life always seemed to revolve around…
Danish court expels man guilty of joining IS group
COPENHAGEN – An appeals court in Copenhagen has unanimously stripped off the Danish citizenship of…
Raised South Korean ferry Sewol arrives at port for search
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – A corroding South Korean ferry raised from the bottom of…
Forest Service to shut trailhead temporarily to install gate
SEDONA, Ariz. – A Coconino National Forest trailhead near Sedona will be closed temporarily for…
Top soldier says military not hurting for money, defends spending delay
OTTAWA – The country’s top soldier has pushed back on suggestions the armed forces is…
Trudeau, Couillard defend Bombardier aid after exec compensation rose last year
BRAMPTON, Ont. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard were peppered with…
Cops: Woman shot in Victoria’s Secret PINK in fight over man
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Police in Ohio say one woman shot another woman in a Victoria’s…
Murder charge dropped in Houston apartment slayings
HOUSTON – Prosecutors have dropped a capital murder charge against a man accused in shootings…
The Latest: Defence says public outcry prompts murder charge
CINCINNATI – The Latest on the Cincinnati nightclub gun battle (all times local): 2: 15…
Dad, attorney challenge charges against shooting suspects
CINCINNATI – The father of a man hospitalized in critical condition with gunshot wounds after…
AP Exclusive: Report details Sizemore’s role in set accident
LOS ANGELES – One minute, veteran stuntman Steve de Castro was playing dead during filming…
Coffee shop brews up backlash with political punch cards
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh coffee shop is brewing up backlash over a loyalty punch card…
Former Penn State assistant gets $1.7M in whistleblower fees
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A former Penn State assistant coach will be getting his legal fees…
Canadian troops operating in east Mosul as mission extended to June
OTTAWA – Canadian special forces have taken a more active role in the battle for…
As Mosul fighting rages, a family tries to come back home
MOSUL, Iraq – The Iraqi policemen went house to house, kicking in doors, searching through…
Dem congressman kicks off bid to unseat Cruz in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas – Democratic Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke kicked off his longshot bid to unseat…
The Latest: Sen. McCaskill says she will oppose Gorsuch
WASHINGTON – The Latest on Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination (all times local): 4 p.m.…