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Alyssa Milano calls for sex strike, ignites social media

Actress Alyssa Milano ignited social media with a tweet calling for women to join her in a sex strike to protest strict abortion bans passed by Republican-controlled legislatures. The former star of "...

May 11, 2019

Trump to nominate Shanahan for top Pentagon post

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will nominate Patrick Shanahan to be his second secretary of defence, putting an end to months of speculation about the former Boeing executive'...

May 11, 2019

Prosecutors say synagogue gunman boasted of hate for Jews

SAN DIEGO - A gunman who killed a woman and wounded three during services at a Southern California synagogue later told a 911 dispatcher he had done it because "the Jewish people are destroying the wh...

May 11, 2019

Turkish opposition journalist hospitalized following attack

ANKARA, Turkey - A journalist critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government and its nationalist allies has been hospitalized after being attacked outside his home. The Yenicag newspaper says...

May 11, 2019

James Cameron salutes 'Endgame' for sinking 'Titanic' record

LOS ANGELES - Filmmaker James Cameron has no bad blood with the Avengers, even though "Endgame" has eclipsed "Titanic's" worldwide record and bumped the 1997 blockbuster to third place. Cameron tweete...

May 11, 2019

US seizes North Korean ship amid tense moment in relations

WASHINGTON - The U.S. said Thursday that it has seized a North Korean cargo ship that was used to violate international sanctions, a first-of-its kind enforcement action that comes amid a tense moment...

May 11, 2019

PBS film tackles Mexican Americans' role in winemaking

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A new PBS documentary is examining at the contributions of Mexican Americans in the wine industry of California's Napa Valley. "Harvest Season," scheduled to begin airing Monday on...

May 11, 2019

Guard who detained school shooting suspect opened fire

DENVER - A security guard credited with capturing one of the two suspects in this week's suburban Denver school shooting fired his weapon inside the school, a law enforcement official with knowledge o...

May 11, 2019

Facebook auto-generates videos celebrating extremist images

WASHINGTON - The animated video begins with a photo of the black flags of jihad. Seconds later, it flashes highlights of a year of social media posts: plaques of anti-Semitic verses, talk of retributi...

May 11, 2019

Houthi rebels begin withdrawal from key ports in Yemen

SANAA, Yemen - Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday began a long-delayed withdrawal of forces from the port facility in the key city of Hodeida, the group said, following the terms of a December cease-fi...

May 11, 2019