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Madonna rebuffs Israel Eurovision boycott calls

JERUSALEM - Pop star Madonna has rejected calls for her to boycott this year's Eurovision song contest in Israel, saying she will "never stop playing music to suit someone's political agenda." Madonna...

May 14, 2019

Poland vows firm penalties for sex abuse amid church crisis

WARSAW, Poland - Poland's prime minister is vowing tougher punishments for those who sexually abuse minors after a new film spurred the country into grappling with the problem of abuse by priests. The...

May 14, 2019

Montana Gov. Bullock joins 2020 Democratic presidential race

HELENA, Mont. - Montana Gov. Steve Bullock announced Tuesday that he is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, distinguishing himself among nearly two dozen candidates as the field's only sta...

May 14, 2019

Sudanese union says 6 killed in clashes with security forces

KHARTOUM, Sudan - A Sudanese medical union says six people have been shot and killed in overnight clashes between security forces and protesters behind the uprising that ousted President Omar al-Bashi...

May 14, 2019

NTSB to investigate in Alaska after deadly plane crash

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 13, 2019

North and South Korean musicians perform together in China

SHANGHAI - A South Korean violinist and a North Korean singer on Sunday held a rare joint performance they hope would help bring the divided Koreas closer together via music - especially at a time of ...

May 13, 2019

North Korea demands return of cargo ship seized by US

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea has called the U.S. seizure of a North Korean cargo ship involved in banned coal exports an "unlawful robbery" and demanded the ship to be immediately returned....

May 13, 2019

Man who reported girl missing arrested in her disappearance

HOUSTON - The man who reported 4-year-old Maleah Davis had been abducted last weekend was arrested near Houston Saturday in connection with her disappearance and police said they found blood in his ap...

May 13, 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 re...

May 13, 2019

AP source: Prosecutor to examine Russia probe origins

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 13, 2019