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Russian magnate sues AP over story on Trump campaign ties
WASHINGTON – A Russian billionaire with ties to Vladimir Putin sued The Associated Press on…
Report: Ford plans job cuts to boost profits
DETROIT – The Wall Street Journal reports that Ford Motor Co. is planning substantial job…
UN gives Sudan and South Sudan 6 months for Abyei monitoring
The U.N. Security Council agreed unanimously late Monday that the stalemate between Sudan and South…
Report: Bullying persists in schools, sex assault reports up
WASHINGTON – One in every 5 middle and high school students has complained of being…
Gov’t report: Progress reducing US uninsured stalled in 2016
WASHINGTON – After five consecutive years of coverage gains, progress reducing the number of uninsured…
5 New York craft brewers invited to compete head-to-head
ALBANY, N.Y. – Five New York brewers have been invited to compete in the state’s…
12 dead, dozens injured in east China bus-truck collision
BEIJING – A head-on collision between a bus and truck in eastern China left 12…
Officer who slapped man in bunny suit cuts deal to keep job
SPARTA, N.J. – A New Jersey police officer has cut a deal to keep his…
Grand Central Terminal bar reopens, expands access to all
NEW YORK – An old-fashioned cocktail bar tucked away in New York City’s Grand Central…
Anheuser-Busch announces $11 million brewery expansion
MERRIMACK, N.H. – Anheuser-Busch has announced a multimillion-dollar expansion at one of its breweries in…
Vietnam arrests activist who led protest against polluter
HANOI, Vietnam – In Vietnam’s latest crackdown on dissent, police have arrested an activist who…
Iran official says suspects arrested for killing 2 policemen
TEHRAN, Iran – An Iranian news agency says suspects behind the deadly attack on security…
The Latest: 27 migrants detained near Romania-Serbia border
BRUSSELS – The Latest on migration issues in Europe (all times local): 11:20 a.m. Romanian…
Officer overdoses from powder on shirt after drug arrest
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio – Police say an Ohio officer suffered an accidental overdose after a…
Syrian government denies US allegations of mass killings
BEIRUT – Syria’s government says it “categorically” denies U.S. accusations of mass killings at a…
German prosecutor dies after falling from courthouse window
BERLIN – German authorities say that a prosecutor has died after falling from the fourth…
Iraq says IS now in control of about a tenth of Mosul’s west
BAGHDAD – A Baghdad military spokesman says Iraqi forces have surrounded Islamic State militants in…
Man returned to South Carolina to face murder charges
COLUMBIA, S.C. – A man has been returned from California to South Carolina to face…
2nd Ebola case confirmed among 20 suspected in Congo: WHO
KINSHASA, Congo – The World Health Organization says a second case of Ebola has been…
Turkey arrests opposition newspaper editor
ISTANBUL – The editor of a leading Turkish opposition newspaper has been formally arrested for…
Albino orangutan named ‘Alba’ after worldwide appeal
JAKARTA, Indonesia – A conservation group says a rare albino orangutan rescued in Indonesia has…
Rapper charged before for encouraging fans to rush the stage
ROGERS, Ark. – Rapper Travis Scott’s recent arrest after a concert in Arkansas is not…
Meat Loaf reminisces about ‘Bat Out of Hell’ ahead of Toronto musical launch
TORONTO – “Bat Out of Hell” is one of the biggest selling albums in music…
Alex Marland’s ‘Brand Command’ wins $50,000 Donner Prize
TORONTO – St. John’s political scientist Alex Marland has won this year’s $50,000 Donner Prize…