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Freitas do Amaral, a ‘father’ of Portuguese democracy, dies

LISBON, Portugal - Diogo Freitas do Amaral, a conservative Portuguese politician who played a leading role in cementing the country's democracy after its 1974 Carnation Revolution and later became pre...

Oct 05, 2019

Jumping the shark? Kiss will play for them in the ocean

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Having played nearly every corner of the Earth in a nearly 50-year career, the rock band Kiss is taking its show to a new place _ under the sea, where they will perform for great...

Oct 05, 2019

Revelations in impeachment inquiry rattle State Department

WASHINGTON - The State Department has been deeply shaken by the rapidly escalating impeachment inquiry, as revelations that President Donald Trump enlisted diplomats to dig up dirt on a political riva...

Oct 05, 2019

Impeachment probe reaches into White House with new subpoena

WASHINGTON - The impeachment inquiry is reaching directly into the White House, with Democrats subpoenaing officials about contacts with Ukraine and President Donald Trump signalling his administratio...

Oct 05, 2019

Prince Harry sues 2 UK tabloids over alleged phone hacking

LONDON - Prince Harry is suing two British tabloid newspapers over alleged phone hacking. British media reports Friday night said Harry took legal action against the Sun and Mirror newspapers. Bucking...

Oct 05, 2019

Hong Kong 'semi-paralyzed' as ban-defying marches persist

HONG KONG - With subway services shut down, the wearing of face masks criminalized at rallies and Hong Kong's leader reaffirming her determination not to let rioters get the upper hand, anti-governmen...

Oct 05, 2019

Iraq faces political crisis after week of deadly protests

BAGHDAD - Iraq faced the prospect of a deepening political crisis Saturday, after four days of unrest left at least 64 people dead, and authorities lifted a round-the-clock curfew in the capital meant...

Oct 05, 2019

Shot teen charged as Hong Kong considers ban on masks

HONG KONG - The teenager who was the first victim of police gunfire in Hong Kong's monthslong pro-democracy protests was charged Thursday with rioting and attacking police, as calls grew for the gover...

Oct 04, 2019

Iraqi protesters defy curfew as violence leaves 33 dead

BAGHDAD - Anti-government demonstrators defied an around-the-clock curfew in Baghdad and other cities Thursday as Iraqi security forces used live ammunition and tear gas during a third day of unrest t...

Oct 04, 2019

Indictment: ‘Party and play’ sex and drug use turned deadly

LOS ANGELES - Wealthy California political donor Ed Buck was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury for two overdose deaths in his West Hollywood apartment and charged with providing methamphetami...

Oct 04, 2019