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George Clooney calls Trump's quip on Kurds 'pretty shocking'
HELSINKI - George Clooney said on Thursday he was appalled U.S. President Donald Trump partly justified the decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria by stating Kurds "didn't help us with Normandy" ...
Oct 11, 2019
Official: Prince William, Kate to visit Pakistan Oct. 14
MULTAN, Pakistan - Pakistan's foreign minister says Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate will arrive in the capital, Islamabad, on a four-day visit next week. Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Friday th...
Oct 11, 2019
Appeals court rules House should get Trump financial records
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's financial records must be turned over to the House of Representatives. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Col...
Oct 11, 2019
Ethiopia's reformist PM Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel peace prize
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to a dynamic young African leader whose sweeping reforms and surprising embrace of a bitter rival have been praised as an inspiration t...
Oct 11, 2019
Correction: Bar Shooting story
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - In a story Oct. 7 about a deadly shooting at a bar in Kansas City, Kansas, The Associated Press, based on police reports, misspelled the first name of one of the victims. His name ...
Oct 11, 2019
Late opera star Jessye Norman's US hometown honours her life
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Renowned opera star Jessye Norman is being honoured in her hometown with four days of celebrations and memorials. Norman, who died Sept. 30 at 74 , had hoped to live long enough to atte...
Oct 11, 2019
Chris Cuomo apologizes for remark at LGBTQ town hall
NEW YORK - Chris Cuomo is apologizing for a remark at the top of a CNN town hall on LGBTQ issues that angered some members of the community and their supporters. When Sen. Kamala Harris took the stage...
Oct 11, 2019
Iran says missiles strike its oil tanker off Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Friday two missiles struck one of its oil tankers travelling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia, a mysterious assault not immediately corroborated that still sp...
Oct 11, 2019
Canada's Shapovalov and Auger-Aliassime drop second-round matches in Shanghai
SHANGHAI - Canada's Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime lost second-round singles matches Wednesday at the Shanghai Masters. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., dropped a 6-3, 6-3 decision to...
Oct 11, 2019
Enemy No. 6: Browns know Mayfield target, Sherman says sorry
BEREA, Ohio - Baker Mayfield's brash past behaviour and celebrity status have made him a wanted man. Around the NFL, he's Public Enemy No. 6. Whether due to jealousy or simply wanting to bring him dow...
Oct 11, 2019
