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2 more ex-Wirecard managers arrested, ex-CEO back in custody

BERLIN - Two more former executives at bankrupt German payment company Wirecard were arrested on Wednesday in the fraud scandal that brought down the one-time tech star and its former CEO was taken ba...

Jul 22, 2020

Britain's Prince Philip, 99, makes rare public appearance

LONDON - Britain's Prince Philip has made a rare public appearance as he attended a military ceremony at Windsor Castle to transfer a long-held ceremonial role to his daughter-in-law Camilla. The 99-y...

Jul 22, 2020

Amber Heard accuses Depp of throwing bottles like 'grenades'

LONDON - Amber Heard alleged in a British court on Wednesday that her ex-husband Johnny Depp threw "30 or so bottles" at her as if they were "grenades or bombs" while they were in Australia in March 2...

Jul 22, 2020

AP Exclusive: Aid from top donors drops even as need soars

JOHANNESBURG - A new snapshot of the frantic global response to the coronavirus pandemic shows some of the world's largest government donors of humanitarian aid are buckling under the strain: Funding ...

Jul 22, 2020

New Orleans musician offers kids trumpets for guns

NEW ORLEANS - A New Orleans trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader is offering kids trumpets in exchange for guns. Shamarr Allen started the project last week, after a 9-year-old boy was shot and killed a...

Jul 21, 2020

Cops: 14 injured after shooting outside Chicago funeral home

CHICAGO - Fourteen people were injured, one person was in custody and additional suspects were being sought after gunfire erupted outside a funeral home on Chicago's South Side where at least one squa...

Jul 21, 2020

Trump's new immigration fight: how to redraw House districts

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that seeks to bar people in the U.S. illegally from being included in the headcount as congressional districts are redrawn, a move that ...

Jul 21, 2020

Ethiopia, Egypt reach 'major common understanding' on dam

JOHANNESBURG - Ethiopia's prime minister said Tuesday his country, Egypt and Sudan have reached a "major common understanding which paves the way for a breakthrough agreement" on a massive dam project...

Jul 21, 2020

Singer, songwriter, activist Baez named Guthrie recipient

TULSA, Okla. - Singer, songwriter, activist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Joan Baez is this year's recipient of the Woody Guthrie Prize, an award that recognizes artists who speak out for the ...

Jul 21, 2020

Trump show returns: President resuming virus briefings

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pulled the plug on his freewheeling daily coronavirus briefings when they turned into a political liability this spring, but he was reviving them Tuesday, looking t...

Jul 21, 2020