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Iraq appoints third PM-designate, after second withdraws

BAGHDAD - Iraq's intelligence chief was appointed the country's third prime minister-designate in just over a month Thursday after the resignation of the most recent candidate amid political infightin...

Apr 09, 2020

Khamenei suggests Ramadan gatherings in Iran may be barred

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's supreme leader is suggesting that mass gatherings in the Islamic Republic may be barred through the holy Muslim fasting month Ramadan amid the coronavirus pandemic. Supreme Leade...

Apr 09, 2020

Asian shares mostly higher, lockdown feud drags Tokyo lower

BANGKOK - Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday though Japan's benchmark fell as local leaders sparred with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government over measures to contain the coronavirus outb...

Apr 08, 2020

Apollo 13's most famous quotes originated in Hollywood

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Apollo 13's best known quotes originated not in space or Mission Control, but in Hollywood. Their moon-bound spacecraft wrecked by an oxygen tank explosion on April 13, 1970, th...

Apr 08, 2020

Kobe Bryant's latest book to debut atop bestseller list

Kobe Bryant is back atop the bestseller lists, days after the late Los Angeles Lakers superstar was selected to the Hall of Fame. The latest release from Bryant's Granity Studios, "The Wizenard Series...

Apr 08, 2020

Europe struggles to agree on economic response to virus

BRUSSELS - European governments remained at loggerheads Wednesday over measures to help the economy weather the coronavirus outbreak, breaking off a meeting of finance officials who clashed over aid c...

Apr 08, 2020

Airbus cuts production by a third as airlines struggle

LONDON - European planemaker Airbus said Wednesday it is reducing production by about a third as demand for aircraft and travel plummets due to the coronavirus pandemic. The company said it delivered ...

Apr 08, 2020

Wall Street climbs as volatility keeps squeezing markets

NEW YORK - Stocks are climbing again on Wall Street Wednesday. Maybe this time it will last. The S&P 500 was up more than 2% in midday trading, a day after an even bigger gain suddenly vanished in...

Apr 08, 2020

UK truck driver pleads guilty in deaths of 39 Vietnamese

LONDON - A truck driver accused in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants whose bodies were found inside a refrigerated container that had been hauled to England pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday...

Apr 08, 2020

Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee to challenge Trump

WASHINGTON - Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party's establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on W...

Apr 08, 2020