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Knife-wielding man wounds Indonesia's security minister

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A knife-wielding man suspected of belonging to a radical Islamic group wounded Indonesia's security minister, a local police chief and another person in an attack in western Indon...

Oct 12, 2019

Ukraine president: 'No blackmail' in conversation with Trump

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's president insisted Thursday that he faced "no blackmail" from President Donald Trump in their phone call that led to an impeachment inquiry, distancing himself from the U.S. ...

Oct 12, 2019

2 Nobel literature prize winners expose Europe's fault lines

STOCKHOLM - Nobel Prizes for literature were awarded Thursday to two writers enmeshed in Europe's social and political fault lines: a liberal Pole who has irked her country's conservative government a...

Oct 11, 2019

Kendrick slam in 10th lifts Nats over Dodgers 7-3, into NLCS

LOS ANGELES - Howie Kendrick and the Washington Nationals got down again but were never out - and they finally ended their streak of playoff series futility in grand fashion. Kendrick hit a tiebreakin...

Oct 11, 2019

Opera star Jessye Norman's funeral set for Georgia hometown

AUGUSTA, Ga. - World-famous performers, civil rights leaders and people who know her good works are gathering for the funeral of international opera star Jessye Norman in her Georgia hometown. Norman ...

Oct 11, 2019

Jennifer Aniston, Mariah Carey honoured at women's event

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Jennifer Aniston, Mariah Carey, Brie Larson, Awakwafina and Chaka Khan are being celebrated for their charitable endeavours and contributions to the entertainment industry at a...

Oct 11, 2019

Trump: Kevin McAleenan out at Homeland Security

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says Kevin McAleenan is out as the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and says he will be announcing a new acting secretary in the next week. T...

Oct 11, 2019

California to require abortion medication at public colleges

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will be the first state to require abortion medication on college campuses under a law signed Friday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law takes effect in 2023 and o...

Oct 11, 2019

Visa, Mastercard shun Facebook's Libra digital currency plan

NEW YORK - Visa and Mastercard on Friday announced their departure from Facebook's Libra project, a major setback to the social network's plan for a worldwide digital currency. Along with the two paym...

Oct 11, 2019

Boeing, FAA both faulted in certification of the 737 Max

A panel of international aviation regulators found that Boeing withheld key information about the 737 Max from pilots and regulators, and the Federal Aviation Administration lacked the expertise to un...

Oct 11, 2019