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Congo plane with 17 on board crashes onto homes in Goma

GOMA, Congo - A plane carrying at least 17 passengers crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday in Congo's eastern city of Goma, killing all of those on board and possibly more people on the ground. The ai...

Nov 24, 2019

In reversal, Seoul to keep Japan military intelligence pact

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - In a major policy reversal, South Korea said Friday it has decided to continue, at least temporarily, a 2016 military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan that it prev...

Nov 24, 2019

Man found guilty of murdering British tourist in New Zealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A New Zealand jury on Friday found a man guilty of murder in the death of 22-year-old British backpacker Grace Millane. Millane died last December on her birthday after meeti...

Nov 23, 2019

Governor: Alabama sheriff shot, killed in line of duty

HAYNEVILLE, Ala. - An Alabama sheriff was fatally shot Saturday evening in a community near the state's capital, authorities announced, later saying they were seeking a man considered to be a "serious...

Nov 23, 2019

Hong Kong votes in election seen as referendum on protests

HONG KONG - Voting is underway in Hong Kong elections that have become a barometer of public support for anti-government protests now in their sixth month. The polls opened Sunday morning for 452 seat...

Nov 23, 2019

White House, GOP senators discuss impeachment trial strategy

WASHINGTON - Top White House officials met Thursday with Republican senators to discuss strategy for a widely expected Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump but made no decisions about it...

Nov 23, 2019

Daddy Yankee to open reggaeton museum in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico reggaeton star Daddy Yankee is opening a museum in the U.S. Caribbean territory that will be dedicated to his life and the music that made him famous. The Daddy Yan...

Nov 23, 2019

Pennsylvanians to get more time on sex abuse charges, suits

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The state where a grand jury's groundbreaking report set off a new wave of reckoning over sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church passed legislation Thursday giving victims more ti...

Nov 23, 2019

‘Uncut Gems,’ ‘The Lighthouse’ top Spirit Awards nominations

NEW YORK - Josh and Benny Safdie's Diamond District crime film "Uncut Gems" and Robert Eggers' fever-dream period tale "The Lighthouse" led the 35th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards with five nod...

Nov 23, 2019

Israel’s Netanyahu indicted on corruption charges

JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted Thursday in a series of corruption cases, throwing Israel's paralyzed political system into further disarray and threatening his 10-year grip...

Nov 23, 2019