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Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final kicks off in Tel Aviv

TEL AVIV, Israel - Israel hosted the Grand Final of the 64th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, with Madonna set to showcase Europe's annual music extravaganza. Some 200 million people around the wo...

May 18, 2019

Abortion rights demonstration held on Cannes red carpet

CANNES, France - Ahead of Saturday's premiere of an Argentine documentary on abortion, dozens of women demonstrated for abortion rights on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Women, ...

May 18, 2019

Matthew McConaughey receives original high school diploma

LONGVIEW, Texas - Actor Matthew McConaughey has finally received his high school diploma, more than 30 years after graduating. McConaughey was given his original diploma Friday night when he returned ...

May 18, 2019

Facebook busts Israel-based campaign to disrupt elections

JERUSALEM - Facebook said Thursday it banned an Israeli company that ran an influence campaign aimed at disrupting elections in various countries and has cancelled dozens of accounts engaged in spread...

May 18, 2019

Police: Aid call for man on bus escalated to shooting

APPLETON, Wis. - A call to assist a man thought to be having a medical emergency on a bus escalated into a shooting that ended with the man and an Appleton firefighter dead and two others hurt, author...

May 18, 2019

Feds 'deeply concerned' by China's arrests of Canadians Kovrig, Spavor

OTTAWA - China's arrests of two Canadians are alarming foreign partners much more deeply than leaders in Beijing realize, says one of Canada's former ambassadors to the People's Republic. "I don't thi...

May 18, 2019

A newly restored 'The Shining' debuts in Cannes

CANNES, France - Thirty-nine years later, Jack is still not a dull boy. In a new pristine, 4K restoration, Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday evening. It w...

May 18, 2019

Rolling Stones to make single Canadian stop in Ontario on North American tour

NEW YORK - The Rolling Stones are ready to get back on the road in North America after postponing their tour because Mick Jagger needed medical treatment. The rockers announced Thursday the No Fi...

May 18, 2019

Prince Harry accepts apology for intrusive images

LONDON - Prince Harry settled privacy and data protection claims Thursday against a news agency that hovered over his home in a helicopter and took photos directly into his living room and bedroom. Ha...

May 18, 2019

2020 hopeful Biden set to outline vision for uniting America

NEW YORK - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is set to outline his vision for unifying the country in a high-profile speech in Philadelphia, the city where his campaign has its headquarters....

May 18, 2019