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Lightning strikes kill 5, injure over 100 in Tatra Mountains

WARSAW, Poland - Lightning struck across the Tatra Mountains in southern Poland and neighbouring Slovakia on Thursday, killing five people and injuring over 100 others in an area popular with hikers a...

Aug 24, 2019

Kodak Black pleads guilty to federal weapons charges

MIAMI - Rapper Kodak Black pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal weapons charges stemming from his arrest just before a scheduled concert performance in May. Black entered the change of plea in a Miam...

Aug 24, 2019

AP-NORC poll: 62% disapprove of how Trump's handling his job

NEW YORK - About 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's overall job performance, according to a new poll released Thursday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Rese...

Aug 24, 2019

Japan leader says S. Korea ending intel deal damages trust

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said South Korea's decision to cancel a deal to share military intelligence, mainly on North Korea, is damaging mutual trust and vowed Friday to work closely...

Aug 24, 2019

Ex-Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper says he's running for Senate

DENVER - Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said Thursday that he will run for the U.S. Senate, becoming the immediate front-runner in a crowded Democratic field vying for the right to challenge R...

Aug 24, 2019

China frees consulate staff as protesters target lampposts

HONG KONG - Chinese police said Saturday they released an employee at the British Consulate in Hong Kong as the city's pro-democracy protesters took to the streets again, this time to call for the rem...

Aug 24, 2019

Disney Legends honour prompts Robert Downey Jr. pot story

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Robert Downey Jr. is recalling a wild Disneyland ride from his younger days. The "Iron Man" star, among those honoured Friday as Disney Legends, says his first visit to the Southern ...

Aug 24, 2019

Once upon a time in fatherhood: Tarantino to become a dad

LOS ANGELES - Quentin Tarantino is going to be telling a whole new brand of "Once upon a time" tale - the bedtime-story kind. The "Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood" director is about to become a fathe...

Aug 23, 2019

Alabama postpones 50th anniversary tour over singer's health

LOS ANGELES - Country band Alabama says it is postponing the remainder of its 50th anniversary tour as lead singer Randy Owen battles health complications. The group announced Wednesday that the 69-ye...

Aug 23, 2019

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announces run for 3rd term

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who has ended his climate change-focused 2020 presidential bid, announced Thursday that he'll seek a third term as governor. Inslee sent the email detailin...

Aug 23, 2019