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Express trains collide in Bangladesh, killing at least 15

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Two speeding trains collided in eastern Bangladesh, killing at least 15 people and injuring scores on Tuesday, officials said. Local police chief Shayamal Kanti Das said the collis...

Nov 11, 2019

Israeli airstrike kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza home

JERUSALEM - The Israeli military says it has struck a Gaza City house, targeting a commander from the Islamic Jihad group in a resumption of pinpointed killing. The Iranian-backed Palestinian group co...

Nov 11, 2019

Woody Allen and Amazon end legal battle

NEW YORK - Woody Allen and Amazon.com have ended their legal battle. The filmmaker had sued Amazon in February after the online giant ended his 2017 contract without ever releasing a completed film, "...

Nov 11, 2019

Safety officials probing records of work on Southwest jets

DALLAS - Southwest Airlines says it will speed up inspections of dozens of used planes it bought from foreign airlines after federal regulators threatened to ground the jets because they might not mee...

Nov 11, 2019

AP sources: Deval Patrick mulling Democratic White House run

WASHINGTON - Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is considering making a late run for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to two people with knowledge of his deliberations. Patrick, ...

Nov 11, 2019

Little Rock teachers to go on strike over district's control

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Little Rock teachers will go on strike for one day this week over an Arkansas panel's decision to strip their collective bargaining power and complaints about state control of the ...

Nov 11, 2019

Utah death-row inmate featured in bestselling book dies

SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah death-row inmate whose double-murder case was featured in the book "Under the Banner of Heaven" and who was nearing execution by firing squad has died of natural causes, prison...

Nov 11, 2019

Film probes history of Native Americans in the US military

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Before Chuck Boers joined the U.S. Army, the Lipan Apache member was given his family's eagle feathers. The feathers had been carried by his great-great-great-grandfather on his ri...

Nov 11, 2019

Atomic watchdog: Iran's stockpiles of uranium still growing

VIENNA - The U.N. atomic watchdog says Iran's stockpiles of low-enriched uranium are still growing in violation of the 2015 nuclear deal. In a confidential quarterly report distributed to member state...

Nov 11, 2019

Press group: Hollywood libel lawsuit could set bad precedent

FAIRFAX, Va. - Free press advocates in Virginia are concerned that a libel lawsuit between Hollywood actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard could set a bad precedent. The Virginia Press Association asked ...

Nov 11, 2019