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Desk shortage forces people to get creative about workspaces

NEW YORK - First it was toilet paper. Disinfectant wipes. Beans. Coins. Computers. Now, desks are in short supply because of the coronavirus pandemic. Millions of kids logging onto virtual school this...

Sep 25, 2020

Giant rat wins animal hero award for sniffing out landmines

LONDON - A rat has for the first time won a British charity's top civilian award for animal bravery, receiving the honour for searching out unexploded landmines in Cambodia. Magawa, a giant African po...

Sep 25, 2020

Demi Lovato, Max Ehrich call off engagement after 2 months

LOS ANGELES - Singer-actors Demi Lovato and Max Ehrich have called off their engagement after two months. Lovato and her former fiance have parted ways, according to a person close to Lovato who spoke...

Sep 25, 2020

J-pop stars Arashi release English surprise before hiatus

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Japanese pop sensation Arashi has a big surprise for fans as they near their planned hiatus at year's end: a collaboration with Bruno Mars on their first all-English single...

Sep 25, 2020

Orders for big-ticket US manufactured goods up weak 0.4%

WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods increased just 0.4% in August following a much larger gain in the previous month. The Commerce Department reported Friday that t...

Sep 25, 2020

4 wounded in knife attack in Paris, suspect arrested

Paris police say a suspect believed to have wounded four people in a knife attack near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has been arrested. A Paris police official said that whil...

Sep 25, 2020

Aging Norwegian king admitted to Oslo hospital

COPENHAGEN - Norway's 83-year-old King Harald V was admitted to the main hospital in Oslo on Friday, the Norwegian palace said, without giving any further information about his condition. The palace s...

Sep 25, 2020

Seoul: North Korea's Kim apologizes over shooting death

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has apologized over the killing of a South Korea official. South Korea's presidential office said Friday that Kim conveyed ...

Sep 24, 2020

Virus delays Rio's Carnival for first time in a century

Rio de Janeiro delayed its annual Carnival parade, saying Thursday night that the global spectacle cannot go ahead in February because of Brazil's continued vulnerability to the pandemic. Rio's League...

Sep 24, 2020

Pac-12 football season to kick off in November

The Pac-12 on Thursday set a Nov. 6 start date for a six-game football regular season, following the Big Ten in overturning its August decision to postpone until spring because of concerns about playi...

Sep 24, 2020