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Iran's Rouhani in Japan to meet Japan PM amid nuke impasse

TOKYO - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani renewed his condemnation of the U.S. for withdrawing from a nuclear agreement and asked for Japan's help in efforts to maintain the deal as the two leaders met...

Dec 22, 2019

Thailand returns orangutans to their Indonesian homeland

BANGKOK - Wildlife authorities in Thailand sent two orangutans back to Indonesia on Friday as part of a collaborative effort to combat illicit wildlife trade. Ten-year-old female Cola and 7-year-old m...

Dec 22, 2019

Notre Dame Cathedral to miss first Christmas in centuries

PARIS - Notre Dame kept Christmas going even during two world wars - a beacon of hope amid the bloodshed. Yet an accidental fire in peacetime finally stopped the Paris cathedral from celebrating Midni...

Dec 22, 2019

Slain Barnard College student mourned at private memorial

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A Barnard College freshman who was fatally stabbed in a New York City park earlier this month was remembered by friends and classmates Saturday at a private memorial service at ...

Dec 21, 2019

AP Exclusive: Computer plate umps allowed in new labour deal

NEW YORK - Computer plate umpires could be called up to the major leagues at some point during the next five seasons. Umpires agreed to co-operate with Major League Baseball in the development and tes...

Dec 21, 2019

Manhunt continues after man shot at Oklahoma City mall

OKLAHOMA CITY - A manhunt continued Thursday night for a suspect who shot another man during an argument inside an Oklahoma City mall, forcing its closure as police spent hours searching stores and cl...

Dec 21, 2019

Big spending bill wins Senate OK, has victories all around

WASHINGTON - The Senate passed a $1.4 trillion government spending package Thursday in a last bipartisan burst of legislating before bolting for the holidays from a Capitol riven by impeachment. Lawma...

Dec 21, 2019

Trump celebrates Rep. Van Drew's switch from Democrat to GOP

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a New Jersey Democrat who broke with his party to vote against Trump's impeachment, is officially switching parties and ...

Dec 21, 2019

After impeachment, House bestows big trade victory on Trump

WASHINGTON - One day after its historic impeachment votes, the Democratic-led House gave President Donald Trump an overwhelming bipartisan victory Thursday on a renegotiated trade agreement with Canad...

Dec 21, 2019

6 die in Las Vegas apartment building fire; 13 injured

LAS VEGAS - A fire in a three-story apartment building in downtown Las Vegas where residents were apparently using their stoves for heat killed six people and forced some residents to jump from upper-...

Dec 21, 2019