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Authorities investigate explosion at Florida shopping plaza

PLANTATION, Fla. - Police and firefighters are investigating an explosion at a Florida shopping plaza that injured multiple people. The explosion happened Saturday morning at a shopping centre in Plan...

Jul 06, 2019

Scotland Yard questioned Kevin Spacey over assault claims

LONDON - British police have travelled to the U.S. to interview Kevin Spacey about sexual assault allegations. The Metropolitan Police is investigating six claims of sexual assault and assault against...

Jul 06, 2019

Southern California jolted by biggest quake in 20 years

LOS ANGELES - The largest Southern California quake in nearly 20 years jolted an area stretching from Sacramento to Las Vegas to Mexico as it cracked buildings, set fires, wrecked roads but only cause...

Jul 06, 2019

Don Was leads Detroit revue celebrating Motown milestone

DETROIT - Don Was is bringing his bass back to Detroit to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Motown Records with a stage full of friends. The Detroit-raised performer and producer leads the 12th Don Wa...

Jul 06, 2019

Survivor on Stromboli dodged falling volcanic material

MILAN - A pair of hikers found themselves trapped by flames after a volcano erupted on the Sicilian island of Stromboli and thought they had escaped to safety but only one of the men survived, a Brazi...

Jul 06, 2019

Trump asks Americans to 'stay true to our cause'

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump celebrated the story of America as "the greatest political journey in human history" in a Fourth of July commemoration before a soggy but cheering crowd of spectato...

Jul 06, 2019

Royal baby Archie to have private Windsor Castle christening

LONDON - The youngest member of Britain's royal family, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, is being christened Saturday in a private family ceremony at Windsor Castle. The 2-month-old son of the Duke and Duc...

Jul 06, 2019

Spain: Pamplona kicks off running of bulls festival

PAMPLONA, Spain - The blast of a traditional firework has kicked off Pamplona's famed running of the bulls festival, opening nine days of uninterrupted partying. A member of the northern city's offici...

Jul 06, 2019

Protesters say storming of legislature born of desperation

HONG KONG - It was almost noon on Monday when hundreds of protesters outside Hong Kong's legislature voted to break in. Watching from the side, one protester disagreed. They were too few, 19-year-old ...

Jul 06, 2019

Prince Harry, Meghan say they won't name Archie's godparents

LONDON - Buckingham Palace says that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not reveal the names of the godparents of their son Archie when he is christened this weekend. The palace said in a statement W...

Jul 06, 2019