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Highway Patrol: 3 killed in shooting at Oklahoma Walmart
DUNCAN, Okla. - At least three people have been shot and killed at a Walmart store in Oklahoma, according to local media citing the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The shooting happened Monday morning at the...
Nov 18, 2019
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady dies unexpectedly
DES MOINES, Iowa - Mark Cady, the soft-spoken chief justice of the Iowa Supreme Court who wrote key decisions on gay marriage and abortion access that rankled social conservatives, has died at the age...
Nov 18, 2019
AP Exclusive: US officials knew of Ukraine’s Trump anxiety
WASHINGTON - Despite his denials, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was feeling pressure from the Trump Administration to investigate former Vice-President Joe Biden before his July phone call w...
Nov 18, 2019
Jon Voight, Alison Krauss honoured with national medals
WASHINGTON - Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight, singer and musician Alison Krauss and mystery writer James Patterson are among the artists and philanthropists being honoured by President Donald Trump for...
Nov 18, 2019
‘Ford v Ferrari’ speeds to No. 1; ‘Charlie’s Angels’ fizzles
NEW YORK - "Ford v Ferrari" left its competition in the rearview mirror, racing to an estimated $31 million debut at the box office in a No. 1 finish that counted as a win for big-budget originality. ...
Nov 18, 2019
Black Eyed Peas star accuses Qantas attendant of racism
SYDNEY, Australia - Black Eyed Peas musician will.i.am has accused a flight attendant from Australia's national carrier Qantas of being racist and rude to him on a flight. The musician said he was met...
Nov 18, 2019
Ariana Grande tells fans she’s struggling with an illness
Singer Ariana Grande is telling her fans that she has a bad sinus condition that has made her "very sick" and might force her to cancel upcoming shows on her world tour. Grande, 26, says in videos pos...
Nov 18, 2019
Trump suggests he may give written testimony in House probe
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump suggested Monday he might be willing to offer written testimony in the House impeachment inquiry over whether he pressured Ukraine's president to investigate Joe Bi...
Nov 18, 2019
Samoa shuts schools, declares emergency as measles kills 6
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Samoa has closed all its schools, banned children from public gatherings and mandated that everybody get vaccinated after declaring an emergency due to a measles outbreak tha...
Nov 18, 2019
Venice’s dwindling population faces mounting woes
VENICE, Italy - One of only four oar makers for Venice's famed gondoliers, Paolo Brandolisio wades through his ground-floor workshop for the third time in a week of record-breaking floods, despairing ...
Nov 18, 2019