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Boulder-size asteroid disintegrated harmlessly over Africa
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A boulder-size asteroid disintegrated harmlessly over Africa, just hours after its…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump says economy best ‘EVER.’ It’s not.
WASHINGTON – Americans are enjoying the best economy “EVER,” says President Donald Trump, with trademark…
Kenya accounting officials to have anti-corruption vetting
NAIROBI, Kenya – All procurement and accounting officers in Kenya’s ministries and state-owned corporations are…
Part of building collapses, killing 1 of 2 trapped workers
PHILADELPHIA – A two-story home being demolished in Philadelphia partially collapsed Monday, killing one of…
Bombing targets Afghan clerics calling for peace, killing 7
KABUL – A suicide bomber targeted a gathering of Afghanistan’s top clerics on Monday, killing…
2 construction workers die in St. Louis elevator shaft fall
ST. LOUIS – Investigators say two construction workers have died after a safety cable snapped…
Long waits under VA’s private health program
WASHINGTON – A key program being expanded by the Trump administration to give veterans greater…
New Jersey tries – yet again – to ban most beach smoking
TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey is trying — yet again — to ban most smoking…
Markets Right Now: Nasdaq composite sets an all-time high
NEW YORK – The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m.…
New Brunswick says flood-hit homes may not get approval for rebuild
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick flood victims may not be able to rebuild their homes —…
More than a dozen arrested inside North Carolina legislature
RALEIGH, N.C. – More than a dozen demonstrators have been arrested at North Carolina’s Legislative…
Licking cancer: US postal stamp helped fund key breast study
CHICAGO – Countless breast cancer patients in the future will be spared millions of dollars…
Attorney for victims tries to block release of child rapist
BOSTON – A judge on Massachusetts’ highest court cleared the way on Monday for the…
Minnesota attorney general jumps into governor’s race
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota’s attorney general jumped into the state’s crowded race for governor on Monday,…
About 2 dozen arrested at North, South Carolina legislatures
Nearly two dozen demonstrators were arrested Monday at legislatures in North Carolina and South Carolina…
US senator refused entry to facility holding migrants’ kids
A U.S. senator said Monday he tried to enter a federal facility in Texas where…
High court rules in dispute over immigrant teen’s abortion
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case about a pregnant immigrant teen…
Man run down, 50 years after killing girl in hit-and-run
ALFRED, Maine – A woman with a history of drunken driving convictions drove her car…
Bahrain court denies appeal by activist Nabeel Rajab
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A Bahrain appeals court on Tuesday upheld a five-year prison…
Swimmer sets off in attempt to be first to cross Pacific
TOKYO – Professional distance swimmer Ben Lecomte set off from Japan to San Francisco on…
Turtles can make great pets, but do your homework first
While turtles might seem like the perfect pet — less work than dogs and cats,…
A Syrian family finds peace, even in squalid, crowded camp
AL-BAB, Syria – The family of seven is crammed into a single tent in a…
Markets Right Now: US stocks are off to a mixed start
NEW YORK – The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.…
Lord & Taylor to close storied flagship on Fifth Avenue
NEW YORK – Lord & Taylor is abandoning plans to keep a store in the…