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Bird-riding loses lustre in South Africa’s ostrich capital
JOHANNESBURG – Clambering onto an ostrich for a ride used to be popular among tourists…
Woman trying to buy birthday card trapped inside CVS
TITUSVILLE, Fla. – A woman trying to buy a birthday card called police when she…
Baseball coming June 1 to virtual-reality headsets
NEW YORK – Baseball games will soon arrive on virtual-reality headsets. Video in the new…
Trump’s plan to nix community block grants may be tough sell
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump may have a tough time carrying out plans to kill…
NASA orders up urgent spacewalking repairs at space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA has ordered up urgent spacewalking repairs at the International Space…
DJ Khaled calls former Sony executive L.A. Reid a ‘legend’
LAS VEGAS – L.A. Reid is no longer with Sony’s Epic Records, but DJ Khaled…
Scientists: Hawaii coastal areas threatened by ‘king tides’
HONOLULU – Scientists have issued a warning that Hawaii faces the threat of serious coastal…
Trump: Israelis and Arabs share ‘common cause’ against Iran
JERUSALEM – President Donald Trump opened his first visit to Israel Monday, saying he sees…
Bevy of bobcats: Thriving animals poised as next urban pest
CONCORD, N.H. – As someone who has studied bobcats for almost four decades, wildlife ecologist…
‘Alt-right’ leader loses gym membership after confrontation
A leading figure in the “alt-right” movement had his gym membership revoked after a Georgetown…
UN envoy: All Syria parties agree to talks on constitution
For the first time, all parties to Syria’s conflict — including the divided opposition —…
Cops: Man who cited extortion on child porn site is arrested
TWINSBURG, Ohio – Authorities say an Ohio man who told police he visited a child…
Texas set to pass transgender bathroom law for schools
AUSTIN, Texas – A transgender “bathroom bill” reminiscent of one in North Carolina that caused…
Canadian connection: Drake meets Celine Dion at Billboards
LAS VEGAS – Even on a record-setting night at the Billboard Music Awards, Drake appeared…
Trump administration wavers on location of Western Wall
JERUSALEM – As President Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the…