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Barry drenches Gulf Coast, but initially spares New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS - Weakened but still potent, Barry inundated the Gulf Coast but appeared unlikely to deluge New Orleans as it continued its slow advance. Still, Gov. John Bel Edwards on Saturday night urg...

Jul 14, 2019

Hong Kong protesters march in new outpouring of grievances

HONG KONG - Protesters demanding the resignation of Hong Kong's chief executive and an investigation into alleged police violence filled the streets of a northern town on Sunday, adding to an outpouri...

Jul 14, 2019

Thousands left in the dark during NYC power outage

NEW YORK - On the anniversary of a 1977 blackout that left most of New York City without power, a massive power outage on a hot Saturday night in Manhattan preemptively brought the curtain down on Bro...

Jul 14, 2019

Paul Ryan's public support of Trump masked GOP struggle

WASHINGTON - What's so stunning about former House Speaker Paul Ryan's new admissions regarding President Donald Trump is that his story is now so ordinary. Ryan decided to leave Washington, as relaye...

Jul 14, 2019

Opposing rallies mark 'dog meat day' in South Korea

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Dozens of people opposed to dog meat consumption, including American actress Kim Basinger, rallied near the National Assembly in Seoul on Friday on one of three "dog meat d...

Jul 14, 2019

S. Korea, Japan fail to resolve growing trade dispute

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea and Japan on Friday failed to immediately resolve their dispute over Japanese export restrictions that could hurt South Korean technology companies, as Seoul ca...

Jul 13, 2019

Feds bring new sex-crime charges against singer R. Kelly

CHICAGO - R. Kelly and his entourage recruited girls and women to engage in illegal sexual activity with the singer and covered up the crimes by paying off and threatening victims and witnesses, feder...

Jul 13, 2019

Funeral held for Beth Chapman of 'Dog the Bounty Hunter'

AURORA, Colo. - Friends and family of the late "Dog the Bounty Hunter" reality TV show co-star Beth Chapman are gathering in Colorado to remember her life. Funeral services in Chapman's home state of ...

Jul 13, 2019

Purl jam: Finland hosts heavy metal knitting championship

JOENSUU, Finland - Armed with needles and a yarn of wool, teams of avid knitters danced Thursday to the deafening sounds of drums beating and guitars slashing at the first-ever Heavy Metal Knitting Wo...

Jul 13, 2019

Rattlesnake, uranium, whiskey found during traffic stop

GUTHRIE, Okla. - Police in Oklahoma say they found a rattlesnake, a canister of radioactive powdered uranium and an open bottle of Kentucky Deluxe whiskey during a traffic stop of a vehicle that had b...

Jul 13, 2019