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Pompeo meeting with Merkel cancelled over 'pressing issues'

BERLIN - The U.S. State Department says a planned meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chancellor Angela Merkel has been cancelled. Pompeo was due to meet Merkel and German Foreign ...

May 07, 2019

Pope urges migrant-skeptic Bulgarians to open hearts, homes

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Pope Francis urged Bulgarians on Sunday to open their hearts and homes to migrants, arguing that a country like Bulgaria, which is losing so much of its population to emigration, sho...

May 07, 2019

Kim oversees missile firing drills, tells troops to be alert

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean state media on Sunday showed leader Kim Jong Un observing live-fire drills of long-range multiple rocket launchers and what appeared to be a new short-range ba...

May 07, 2019

Inside the Met Gala: Feathers, bling and ideas about 'camp'

NEW YORK - The cocktail bar was shutting down, and guests were being encouraged to commence the elegant trek to dinner through the majestic halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. But Joan Collins ha...

May 07, 2019

China confirms economy czar going to Washington for talks

BEIJING - China confirmed Tuesday its economy czar will go to Washington for trade talks despite fears he might cancel after President Donald Trump threatened to escalate a tariff war over Beijing's t...

May 07, 2019

Myanmar frees 2 imprisoned Reuters reporters

YANGON, Myanmar - Two Reuters journalists who were imprisoned for breaking Myanmar's Official Secrets Act over reporting on security forces' abuses of Rohingya Muslims were pardoned and released Tuesd...

May 06, 2019

Award is offered - and rescinded - for 'American Pie' singer

PORTLAND, Maine - A lifetime achievement award has been offered - and rescinded - for "American Pie" singer Don McLean. The 73-year-old announced Monday that he's receiving the George and Ira Gershwin...

May 06, 2019

Treasury denies Democrats' request for Trump tax returns

WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has made it official: The administration won't be turning President Donald Trump's tax returns over to the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives...

May 06, 2019

Coffee cup in 'Game of Thrones' scene perks up viewers

LOS ANGELES - "Game of Thrones" fans got a taste of the modern world when eagle-eyed viewers spotted a takeout coffee cup on the table during a celebration in which the actors drank from goblets and h...

May 06, 2019

Ice Cube, others mourn director Singleton at private funeral

LOS ANGELES - Family, friends and dignitaries including Ice Cube, Stevie Wonder and Congresswoman Maxine Waters are among those who have mourned director John Singleton at his funeral. Monday's privat...

May 06, 2019