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SpaceX launches supplies to space station after power delays

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX launched a load of supplies to the International Space Station on Saturday following a pair of unusual power delays. A Falcon rocket raced into the pre-dawn darkness, car...

May 04, 2019

India assesses damage as Cyclone Fani moves to Bangladesh

NEW DELHI - Indian officials are trying to find out if there are any casualties from Cyclone Fani, after one of the biggest storms to hit the eastern coast in decades tore through the state of Odhisha...

May 04, 2019

Taliban say gap narrowing in talks with US

ISLAMABAD - The Taliban on Saturday said the gap is narrowing in talks with Washington's special peace envoy over a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. The two sides are cont...

May 04, 2019

Venezuelans take to streets as uprising attempt sputters

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelans heeded opposition leader Juan Guaid's call to fill streets around the nation Wednesday but security forces showed no sign of answering his cry for a widespread militar...

May 03, 2019

John Singleton to be laid to rest at private service Monday

LOS ANGELES - A representative for John Singleton says the director will be laid to rest a small, private ceremony on Monday in Los Angeles. The representative says Singleton's family is planning a pu...

May 03, 2019

North Korea fires an unidentified short-range missile

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea on Saturday fired an unidentified short-range missile from its eastern coast, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said, a likely sign of Pyongyang's growing ...

May 03, 2019

Kentucky Derby favourite Omaha Beach scratched

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Suddenly, the Kentucky Derby is wide open. Favourite Omaha Beach was scratched because of a breathing problem Wednesday night, leaving a pair of Hall of Famers on the sideline - trai...

May 03, 2019

Texas officer charged with homicide for shooting black man

DALLAS - A Texas grand jury indicted a suburban Dallas police officer Wednesday on a charge of criminally negligent homicide for fatally shooting a black man during a traffic stop last year. The Tarra...

May 03, 2019

Alaska marijuana regulators vent over investigative help

JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska marijuana regulators expressed frustration Wednesday with the limited co-operation they say they're receiving with investigations from the state Department of Public Safety. Th...

May 03, 2019

ABC again the top network in report on Asian Americans on TV

Major television networks are hitting far more lows than highs in tapping into Asian American talent, according to a study released Wednesday by the Asian Pacific American Media Coalition. The advocac...

May 03, 2019