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Japan new PM begins 1st full day, vows to push reforms

TOKYO - Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga started his first full day in office Thursday with a resolve to push forward popular reforms. "I'm determined to work hard for the people and get resu...

Sep 17, 2020

Greek police begin moving asylum-seekers into new camp

KARA TEPE, Greece - A Greek police operation was underway on the island of Lesbos Thursday to move thousands of migrants and refugees who have been sleeping on a roadside after a fire destroyed their ...

Sep 17, 2020

Primate monkeys around with student's phone, takes selfies

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian student whose cellphone was stolen while he was sleeping has tracked down the culprit: a monkey who took photo and video selfies with the device before abandoning ...

Sep 16, 2020

Columbia University band shuts down, cites troubled history

NEW YORK - The Columbia University Marching Band, which had run-ins with school administration over the years over situations like mocking its own team, has decided to voluntarily shut itself down ove...

Sep 16, 2020

Bones to pick, for $8M: Stan the T rex goes up for auction

NEW YORK - He weighed at least 7 tons and had eyes the size of baseballs. His bite could have crushed a car. He bore scars from fierce prehistoric battles. All this could be yours for as much as $8 mi...

Sep 16, 2020

With quiet humanity, Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' makes noise

NEW YORK - What's it like to be an international film festival sensation without hardly leaving your home? Like most things during the pandemic, it's surreal. Except for trips to the editing room, dir...

Sep 16, 2020

Man who shot federal officer is mentally ill, ex-wife says

PHOENIX - A man who opened fire on a federal security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in Phoenix has a long history of mental illness but had never been violent, his ex-wife said Wednesday, a day ...

Sep 16, 2020

No emergency training for crew on boat where fire killed 34

LOS ANGELES - Crew members on a dive boat say they were never instructed on emergency procedures before a predawn fire swept through the vessel as it was anchored off the South California coast, killi...

Sep 16, 2020

Larry Wilmore is ready to talk politics, culture on new show

LOS ANGELES - Larry Wilmore has been down the road as a talk show host before, with a Comedy Central show that was here and gone in two seasons - taking with it his droll and incisive brand of satire....

Sep 16, 2020

Review: Back roads brutality in 'The Devil all the Time'

Say what you will, Antonio Campos' "The Devil all the Time" lives up to its title. Spanning numerous generations and set across a bleak and blood-stained Appalachian landscape, Campos' adaptation of D...

Sep 16, 2020