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'Angel Has Fallen' tops box office with $21.3 million debut

NEW YORK - "Angel Has Fallen" has easily topped the box office with a $21.3 million debut, as the action sequel became the latest mid-budget release to find modest success in the often quiet late summ...

Aug 25, 2019

France opens Epstein-linked rape investigation

PARIS - France opened an investigation on Friday into the alleged rape of minors and a raft of other charges linked to the Jeffrey Epstein case, broadening the search to uncover potential victims and ...

Aug 25, 2019

US new home sales slid 12.8% in July

WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes fell a steep 12.8% in July, but the drop came after revisions to June sales showed the sales highest growth in 12 years. The Commerce Department said Friday that n...

Aug 25, 2019

Helicopter, small plane crash in Spain's Mallorca; 5 dead

MADRID - At least five people were killed Sunday in a collision between a helicopter and a small plane on the island of Mallorca, authorities said. The regional government of Spain's Balearic islands,...

Aug 25, 2019

Trump vows response as China plans tariffs on $75B US goods

BEIJING - President Donald Trump on Friday called on U.S. companies with operations in China to consider an alternative place to do business after Beijing announced a series of retaliatory tariffs Fri...

Tanner King Aug 25, 2019

Polish official: Deadly lightning storm like terror attack

WARSAW, Poland - A Polish emergency official on Friday likened the deadly lightning storm over the Tatra Mountains that killed at least five people and injured more than 150 to a terror attack in term...

Aug 25, 2019

Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh to challenge Trump in 2020 GOP primary

WASHINGTON - Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman ad tea party favourite turned radio talk show host, announced a longshot challenge Sunday to President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination ...

Aug 25, 2019

Billionaire conservative donor David Koch dies at 79

NEW YORK - Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother Charles poured a fortune into right-wing causes, transforming the American political landscape and shaping U.S. policies ...

Aug 25, 2019

Hezbollah says Israeli drones crashed without being shot

BEIRUT - Hezbollah said Sunday that two Israeli drones crashed in Beirut overnight without the militant group firing on them. Spokesman Mohammed Afif said a small, unmanned reconnaissance drone fell o...

Aug 25, 2019

Rolling Stones get name on little Martian rock that rolled

PASADENA, Calif. - There is now a "Rolling Stones Rock" on Mars, and it's giving Mick, Keith and the boys some serious satisfaction. NASA named a little stone for the legendary rockers after its InSig...

Aug 25, 2019