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Germany confronts Russian ambassador over cyberattack

BERLIN - Germany said Thursday it is seeking EU sanctions against a Russian man over his alleged role in the hacking of the German parliament at a time when evidence shows he was working for Russian i...

May 28, 2020

UK police say Johnson aide made 'minor' lockdown rule breach

LONDON - British police said Thursday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's adviser Dominic Cummings likely broke the rules by travelling away from home during lockdown, but will not face further action...

May 28, 2020

Nissan to close Indonesia, Spain auto plants after losses

TOKYO - Nissan announced Thursday it will close two auto plants, in Spain and Indonesia, as it sank into the red for the first time in 11 years after the coronavirus pandemic sent global demand plungi...

May 28, 2020

Chinese lawmakers endorse Hong Kong national security law

BEIJING - China's ceremonial legislature on Thursday endorsed a national security law for Hong Kong that has strained relations with the United States and Britain. The National People's Congress appro...

May 28, 2020

Sam Johnson, ex-Texas GOP congressman and Vietnam POW, dies

Former Texas Rep. Sam Johnson, a military pilot who spent years at a prisoner of war in Vietnam before serving more than two decades in Congress, died Wednesday at age 89. The conservative Republican,...

May 27, 2020

New 'Hunger Games' book sells more than 500,000 copies

NEW YORK - A decade after the "Hunger Games" series had apparently ended, readers were clearly ready for more. Suzanne Collins' "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" sold more 500,000 copies last week,...

May 27, 2020

NBC, producers say 'America's Got Talent' cleared by probe

LOS ANGELES - An investigation of Gabrielle Union's complaints of racism on the set of "America's Got Talent" concluded that her allegations were unfounded, according to NBC and the show's producers. ...

May 27, 2020

Disney, SeaWorld announce plans for Florida parks to reopen

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - SeaWorld and Walt Disney World will reopen in Orlando, Florida, in June and July after months of inactivity because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to plans a city task ...

May 27, 2020

Victim in police encounter had started new life in Minnesota

Before he died after being pinned for minutes beneath a Minneapolis police officer's knee, George Floyd was suffering the same fate as millions of Americans during the coronavirus pandemic: out of wor...

May 27, 2020

Cheyenne Frontier Days cancelled for 1st time in 124 years

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Cheyenne Frontier Days, billed as the world's largest outdoor rodeo, has been cancelled for the first time in its 124-year history due to the coronavirus, the city's mayor told The As...

May 27, 2020