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Get ready for busy travel season; airlines could set record
DALLAS – If you’re planning a big vacation trip this summer, move over. You’re going…
Remains of French family found in suspect’s estate
PARIS – French authorities say investigators searching a suspected murderer’s estate have found human remains…
Colin Meads, greatest All Black of 20th century, dies at 81
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Colin Meads, a famously tough All Blacks lock hailed as New…
Mnuchin defends Trump’s response to protests
WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is defending President Donald Trump’s response to the violent…
Hurricane Kenneth powers up in Pacific far off Mexico coast
MEXICO CITY – Hurricane Kenneth formed far off Mexico’s Pacific coast Sunday and quickly grew…
Teen grateful to be alive after 30 hours in Utah mountains
SALT LAKE CITY – A California teenager who survived nearly 30 hours alone in the…
Alaska population at lowest level since 2012, officials say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska’s 2019 population has dipped to its lowest level since 2012 because…
Weinstein judge won’t step aside as jury selection resumes
NEW YORK – The judge in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial declined the defence’s request that…
Man with hammer fatally shot by officer near Alabama Walmart
An Alabama deputy fatally shot a man who was threatening the officer with a hammer…
Randy Rainbow, master satirist, vies with Goliaths for Emmy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Randy Rainbow is adored by the legendary Carol Burnett, and…
Tillerson retreats on offer of unconditional NKorea talks
WASHINGTON – America’s top diplomat stepped back Friday from his offer of unconditional talks with…
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin frustrated by Keystone XL pipeline delays
CALGARY – Oklahoma’s governor says delays in building the Keystone XL oil pipeline have been “enormously frustrating.”
The Latest: US says troops fired on while supporting Somalis
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The Latest on the death of a U.S. service member in Somalia…
The Latest: 71 Syrians stopped trying to reach Greece by sea
BERLIN – The Latest on migration issues in Europe (all times local): 2:05 p.m. Turkey’s…
US overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials say
NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year,…
911 workers say centers are understaffed, struggling to hire and plagued by burnout
Emergency call center workers say their centers are understaffed, struggling to fill vacancies and plagued…
Russian antiwar group in Serbia says authorities have rejected activist’s residence permit
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A Russian antiwar group in Serbia said Tuesday that authorities have…
Canadian women look to showcase quality, experience against well-drilled Irish side
PERTH, Australia – In need of points to keep its World Cup dream alive, Canada…
Transgender swimmers to be included in the trial of an open category at competitions
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Swimming will set up an “open category” that will include transgender…
Pakistan’s Imran Khan will face fresh charges of contempt in August, his lawyer says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s election oversight body said on Tuesday it would indict the country’s…
UN says operation to siphon oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen begins to ‘avoid catastrophe’
CAIRO (AP) — An international team began siphoning oil out of a decrepit oil tanker…
South Korea’s Casey Phair becomes the youngest ever World Cup player at 16 years and 26 days of age
SYDNEY (AP) — Throughout South Korea’s Women’s World Cup opener against Colombia on Tuesday, players…
Safety net with holes? Programs to help crime victims can leave them fronting bills
Pamela White stared at the silver tree with twinkling lights while she cleaned out her…
Permafrost expert and military pilot among 4 killed in a helicopter crash on Alaska’s North Slope
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A helicopter crash in Alaska took the lives of a permafrost…