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Security agents attack Sudanese sit-ins, 5 killed in clashes

KHARTOUM, Sudan - Sudanese protesters said Tuesday that security agents loyal to ousted President Omar al-Bashir attacked their sit-ins overnight, setting off clashes that killed five people, includin...

May 16, 2019

NTSB to investigate in Alaska after deadly midair collision

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A team of federal accident investigators is expected to arrive in Alaska Tuesday to try to piece together what caused a deadly midair collision between two sightseeing planes. Four...

May 15, 2019

North Korea demands return of cargo ship seized by US

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea on Tuesday called the U.S. seizure of a North Korean cargo ship involved in banned coal exports a "robbery" and demanded that the vessel be returned immediately...

May 15, 2019

Trump pardons author of flattering Trump biography

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday granted a full pardon to Conrad Black, a former newspaper publisher who has written a flattering political biography of Trump. Black's media empire onc...

May 15, 2019

3 dead, 3 missing after small tour planes collide in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Three people were killed after two sightseeing airplanes carrying cruise ship tourists collided in midair Monday near a southeast Alaska town, the Coast Guard said. Three others ar...

May 15, 2019

AP source: Barr launches new look at origins of Russia probe

WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr has appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if intelligence collection involving the Trump campaign was "l...

May 15, 2019

Officials: PG&E equipment sparked deadly California wildfire

SAN FRANCISCO - California fire officials said Wednesday that Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. power lines sparked a Northern California blaze that killed 85 people, making it the deadliest U.S. wildf...

May 15, 2019

Defence say Navy SEAL prosecutors spied on them

LOS ANGELES - Military prosecutors in the case of a Navy SEAL charged with killing an Islamic State prisoner in Iraq in 2017 installed tracking software in emails sent to defence lawyers and a reporte...

May 15, 2019

NYC mayor announces Iowa trip ahead of expected 2020 entry

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH'-zee-oh) is announcing travel plans to a pair of early voting states ahead of an expected entry into the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential race. De Blas...

May 15, 2019

Trump issues order that appears to target China's Huawei

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump issued an executive order Wednesday to help protect the United States against foreign adversaries that are taking advantage of technological vulnerabilities to thre...

May 15, 2019