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8 killed as military plane crashes near Colombia capital
BOGOTA – Colombian officials say a small military aircraft has crashed near the capital, killing…
The Latest: Venezuela leader decrees constitutional assembly
CARACAS, Venezuela – The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local): 9…
Hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser to get honorary university degree
SASKATOON – The University of Saskatchewan is bestowing an honorary degree on hockey star Hayley…
Bestselling oral history author Jean Stein dies in New York
NEW YORK – Jean Stein, an author who wrote bestselling oral histories, has died in…
Tillerson surveys State Department workers ahead of overhaul
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought to show Monday that he is taking…
Seoul: THAAD can defend against North Korean missiles
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – A contentious U.S. anti-missile system in southeastern South Korea is…
Hidden horror of school sex assaults revealed by AP
BRUNSWICK, Maine – Chaz Wing was 12 when they came after him. The classmates who…
LeBron James and Cavaliers throw first punch, beat Raptors 116-105
CLEVELAND – Monday night’s game was less than three minutes old when LeBron James threw…
WNBA set to stream 20 games a season on Twitter
NEW YORK – The WNBA will stream 20 games a year over the next few…
Rockets’ 22 3-pointers dismantle Spurs, 126-99 in Game 1
SAN ANTONIO – The Houston Rockets were willing to take whatever the Spurs gave them…
Police say explosions in downtown Toronto caused by hydro vault fire
TORONTO – A series of blasts in Toronto’s financial district that shut down the area…
Arrests made as thousands rally in US for and against Trump
SEATTLE – Tens of thousands across the country peacefully chanted, picketed and protested Monday against…
Science Says: Why are opioids so addictive?
Pleasure. Craving. Withdrawal. When opioids act on the brain, they trigger the same processes that…
Brazil’s Ilha Grande has what Rio does not – clean beaches
VILA DO ABRAAO, Brazil – One of the first things visitors will notice about Ilha…
New Hamas program softens language, but some goals remain
GAZA, Palestinian Territory – The Islamic militant Hamas on Monday unveiled what had been billed…
AP FACT CHECK: Some truth, more exaggeration on China
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has presented two arguments about why he’s letting China off…
Trump quotes about Andrew Jackson and the Civil War
WASHINGTON – Speaking to The Washington Examiner reporter Salena Zito last week, President Trump made…
Fugitive Red Bull heir flew to Singapore before court date
BANGKOK – Thai immigration authorities say the heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune…
Number of Somalia’s malnourished children rising, UN says
NAIROBI, Kenya – The United Nations children’s agency says it has treated more than 56,000…
Michael Buble and family to attend Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards in June
OTTAWA – The National Arts Centre says Michael Buble and his family will attend a…
Court rejects German woman’s demand for hotel to ID lover
BERLIN – A court in Munich has rejected a woman’s legal bid to obtain the…
Black rhinos from South Africa relocated to Rwandan park
KIGALI, Rwanda – Ten eastern black rhinos have been relocated to Rwanda’s Akagera National Park…
How the Media Insight Project poll was conducted
The Media Insight Project poll on paying for news was conducted by the Associated Press-NORC…
NY triplets born with same skull malformation get surgery
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – A set of New York triplets has made medical history by…