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Quake in Indonesia's Java, Bali kills 6; no tsunami warning

MALANG, Indonesia - A strong earthquake killed at least six people and damaged buildings on Indonesia's main island of Java and shook the tourist hotspot of Bali, officials said Saturday. No tsunami w...

Apr 10, 2021

United Arab Emirates names 2 new astronauts, including woman

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The United Arab Emirates named the next two astronauts in its space program Saturday, including the country's first female astronaut. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktou...

Apr 10, 2021

UK's Prince Philip honoured with 41-gun salutes after death

LONDON - Gun salutes across the U.K., in Commonwealth countries and at sea are marking the death of Britain's Prince Philip on Saturday as military leaders honour the former naval officer and husband ...

Apr 10, 2021

High court halts Calif. virus rules limiting home worship

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is telling California that it can't enforce coronavirus-related restrictions that have limited home-based religious worship including Bible studies and prayer meetings. ...

Apr 10, 2021

Gaetz faces House ethics probe; federal investigation widens

WASHINGTON - The House Ethics Committee announced an investigation into Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as federal prosecutors probing sex trafficking allegations against him are also scrutinizing the actions...

Apr 10, 2021

Senate filibuster's racist past fuels arguments for its end

WASHINGTON - Once obscure, the Senate filibuster is coming under fresh scrutiny not only because of the enormous power it gives a single senator to halt President Joe Biden's agenda, but as a tool his...

Apr 10, 2021

Trump addresses GOP as power to shape national debate wanes

WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump insists he's enjoying his life off Twitter. The press releases his aides fire off on an increasingly frequent basis are more "elegant," he says. Plus there's...

Apr 09, 2021

Alibaba fined $2.8 billion on competition charge in China

BEIJING - Alibaba Group, the world's biggest e-commerce company, was fined 18.3 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) by Chinese regulators on Saturday for anti-competitive tactics, as the ruling Communist Part...

Apr 09, 2021

'Nothing less than a giant': Rapper-actor DMX dies at 50

NEW YORK - DMX, the raspy hip-hop artist behind the songs "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" and "Party Up (Up in Here)" who had one of rap's most distinctive voices - literally and metaphorically - has died, acco...

Apr 09, 2021

Study: Facebook delivers biased job ads, skewed by gender

Facebook is showing different job ads to women and men in a way that might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws, according to a new study. University of Southern California researchers who examined t...

Apr 09, 2021