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Israeli crews demolish Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem

JERUSALEM - Israeli work crews have begun demolishing dozens of Palestinian homes in an east Jerusalem neighbourhood. Monday's demolitions cap a years-long legal battle over the buildings, which strad...

Jul 21, 2019

Stevens, ex-colleagues took different paths in retirement

WASHINGTON - Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens never really put down his pen. Without opinions and dissents to write following his retirement from the Supreme Court in 2010, Stevens chos...

Jul 21, 2019

Service resuming after 7 New York City subway lines stopped

NEW YORK - About a third of New York City's subway lines were suspended for more than an hour during a hot Friday evening commute, stranding some passengers underground and sending others searching fo...

Jul 21, 2019

1960s prankster Paul Krassner, who named Yippies, dies at 87

LOS ANGELES - Paul Krassner, the publisher, author and radical political activist on the front lines of 1960s counterculture who helped tie together his loose-knit prankster group by naming them the Y...

Jul 21, 2019

Puerto Rico gov will not seek re-election, leaves his party

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's embattled governor says he will not seek re-election but will not resign as the island's leader, though he will step down as head of his pro-statehood party. Rica...

Jul 21, 2019

Mariano Rivera closes Baseball HOF induction ceremony

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - The chants began even before baseball's greatest closer stood to make his speech. "Mariano! Mariano! Mariano!" The former New York Yankees reliever paused and smiled. "I don't unde...

Jul 21, 2019

Prince George turning 6 as UK palace releases new photos

LONDON - Kensington Palace has released three new photographs before Prince George's birthday. The future king turns 6 on Monday. It's become a tradition for the palace to release snapshots taken by h...

Jul 21, 2019

'The Lion King' rules and 'Endgame' scores all-time record

LOS ANGELES - If there was any doubt that the 2019 box office belonged to the Walt Disney Co., this weekend put an end to it. Not only did its photorealistic remake of "The Lion King" devour opening w...

Jul 21, 2019

Lowry wins British Open in celebrated return to Emerald Isle

PORTRUSH, Ireland - The long-awaited return of the British Open to Northern Ireland ended with Shane Lowry keeping the silver claret jug on the Emerald Isle. Even as the rain stopped, the tears began ...

Jul 21, 2019

Strong quake hits near Greek capital of Athens, 4 hurt

ATHENS, Greece - A strong earthquake centred northwest of Athens shook Greece on Friday, causing frightened residents to run into the capital's streets and damaging several buildings. Authorities said...

Jul 21, 2019