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2 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Walmart in Mississippi
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. - A gunman described as a disgruntled Walmart employee fatally shot two co-workers and wounded a police officer before he was shot and arrested Tuesday morning at a Walmart store in n...
Aug 01, 2019
A$AP Rocky to testify on 2nd day of Sweden assault trial
STOCKHOLM - American rapper A$AP Rocky is set to testify Thursday on the second day of a trial in Sweden, where he is accused of assault in an alleged street fight. The trial has created a stir in U.S...
Aug 01, 2019
AP FACT CHECK: Persistent distortions on migrants, economy
WASHINGTON - Some of the Democratic presidential contenders dug in their heels with unsupported rhetoric about immigration, the economy and more Wednesday night as they scrambled to stay in contention...
Aug 01, 2019
Democrats' divisions test Biden's front-runner strength
DETROIT - The ideological divisions gripping the Democratic Party intensified on Wednesday as presidential candidates waged an acrimonious battle over health care, immigration and race that tested the...
Aug 01, 2019
Host A.J. Calloway exiting 'Extra' after allegations
PASADENA, Calif. - A.J. Calloway is leaving the syndicated entertainment news show "Extra" in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations. Warner Brothers issued a statement on Wednesday saying the comp...
Aug 01, 2019
Edward Snowden book coming out Sept. 17
NEW YORK - Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has written a memoir. The book by the man whose leaks of classified documents transformed the debate about government surveillance ...
Aug 01, 2019
Defence Department to spend $250 million over five years on reserves for infrastructure, gear
HALIFAX - Ottawa is planning to spend about $250 million for repairs and upgrades to reserve armouries and training facilities over the next five years. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced t...
Aug 01, 2019
Cambodia fines waste importer, sets deadline for its return
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A top customs official in Cambodia said Tuesday that a local company that illegally imported almost seven dozen shipping containers of plastic waste from the United States and C...
Aug 01, 2019
Mozambique's last rebel fighters finally lay down their arms
GORONGOSA NATIONAL PARK, Mozambique - Mozambique's president and the leader of the Renamo opposition signed a peace accord on Thursday to end years of hostilities that followed a 15-year civil war. Th...
Aug 01, 2019
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime edges Reilly Opelka at Citi Open
WASHINGTON - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Milos Raonic are moving on at the Citi Open. Auger-Alliasime beat American Reilly Opelka 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in a second-round match in Washington&n...
Aug 01, 2019