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Feds explored possibly charging Portland officials in unrest

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department explored whether it could pursue either criminal or civil rights charges against city officials in Portland, Oregon after clashes erupted there night after night be...

Sep 17, 2020

NYC again delays in-person learning for most students

New York City has again delayed the planned start of in-person learning for most of the more than 1 million students in its public school system. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that most elem...

Sep 17, 2020

US home construction falls 5.1% in August after gains

WASHINGTON - U.S. housing construction fell 5.1% in August after three months of strong gains as home builders mounted a rebound following a pandemic-induced shutdown in March and April. The Commerce ...

Sep 17, 2020

Fed Cup changes name to honour tennis great Billie Jean King

The Fed Cup is changing its name to honour tennis great Billie Jean King, the woman whose lifelong battle for equality and social justice laid the foundation for generations that followed. The Billie ...

Sep 17, 2020

First volume of Barack Obama's memoir coming Nov. 17

NEW YORK - The first volume of former President Barack Obama's memoir is coming out Nov. 17, two weeks after Election Day. It's called "A Promised Land" and will cover his swift and historic rise to t...

Sep 17, 2020

Germany apologizes for past military anti-gay discrimination

BERLIN - Germany's defence minister is apologizing for decades of discrimination against gay servicepeople in the military until a change of policy in 2000. A study commissioned by the defence ministr...

Sep 17, 2020

Japan new PM begins 1st full day, vows to push reforms

TOKYO - Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga started his first full day in office Thursday with a resolve to push forward popular reforms. "I'm determined to work hard for the people and get resu...

Sep 17, 2020

Greek police begin moving asylum-seekers into new camp

KARA TEPE, Greece - A Greek police operation was underway on the island of Lesbos Thursday to move thousands of migrants and refugees who have been sleeping on a roadside after a fire destroyed their ...

Sep 17, 2020

Primate monkeys around with student's phone, takes selfies

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian student whose cellphone was stolen while he was sleeping has tracked down the culprit: a monkey who took photo and video selfies with the device before abandoning ...

Sep 16, 2020

Columbia University band shuts down, cites troubled history

NEW YORK - The Columbia University Marching Band, which had run-ins with school administration over the years over situations like mocking its own team, has decided to voluntarily shut itself down ove...

Sep 16, 2020