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Berlin Airlift remembered, key moment in Cold War

Berliners on Sunday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the day the Soviets lifted their blockade strangling West Berlin in the post-World War II years with a big party at the former Tempelhof airport ...

May 12, 2019

UN leader arrives in New Zealand on climate change trip

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the political will to fight climate change seems to be fading at the same time as things are getting worse for those ...

May 12, 2019

Iranian media say reformist magazine closed by authorities

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian authorities shut down a reformist magazine that had urged negotiations with the United States, local media reported Sunday. The weekly magazine Seda was handed a suspension orde...

May 12, 2019

North and South Korean musicians perform together in China

SHANGHAI - A South Korean violinist and a North Korean singer have held a rare joint performance they hope would help bring the divided Koreas closer together via music. Sunday's performance at a Shan...

May 11, 2019

Buttigieg sells out fundraiser at iconic Hollywood gay bar

LOS ANGELES - Pete Buttigieg (BOO'-tuh-juhj) drew a sold-out crowd to a fundraiser at an iconic West Hollywood gay bar, providing an intimate moment with the first Democratic White House contender who...

May 11, 2019

Man who reported girl missing arrested in her disappearance

HOUSTON - The man who reported 4-year-old Maleah Davis had been abducted from him last weekend was arrested near Houston Saturday in connection with her disappearance and police say they have found bl...

May 11, 2019

Chelsea Manning released from jail on contempt charge

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning was released from a northern Virginia jail Thursday after a two-month stay for refusing to testify to a grand jury. Manning spent 6...

May 11, 2019

Woodstock 50 concert organizers sue investor that backed out

NEW YORK - A dispute over the future of the Woodstock 50 festival has spiraled into a court fight, with organizers suing and at least temporarily silencing a former investor that sought to call off th...

May 11, 2019

Orchestra finds child who charmed crowd with 'wow!'

BOSTON - A performing arts group has found the child who was literally wowed by a recent classical music concert. The Handel & Haydn Society had just finished a rendition of Mozart's "Masonic Fune...

May 11, 2019

Uber's hyped-up IPO hits a few potholes on its first day

NEW YORK - After much hype leading up to the largest initial public offering in five years, Uber hit a few potholes on its first day of trading, closing down 8% and reflecting lingering doubts about i...

May 11, 2019