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Booker ends presidential bid after polling, money struggles

DES MOINES, Iowa - Democrat Cory Booker dropped out of the presidential race Monday, ending a campaign whose message of unity and love failed to resonate in a political era marked by chaos and anxiety...

Jan 13, 2020

Queen's summit: Key questions on Prince Harry's future

LONDON - The crisis gripping Britain's royal family over Prince Harry's plan to step down from royal duties moves to Queen Elizabeth II's rural retreat in eastern England Monday afternoon. The 93-year...

Jan 13, 2020

Magnitude 5.9 shock again rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing millions of dollars of damage along the island's southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes an...

Jan 13, 2020

Ronan Farrow among nominees for book critic prizes

NEW YORK - Ronan Farrow has already won a Pulitzer Prize and George Polk Award for his reporting on Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo movement. Now he's up for a literary honour, a National Book Critics...

Jan 13, 2020

William, Harry issue statement amid UK royal family rift

SANDRINGHAM, England - Princes William and Harry slammed a newspaper report Monday describing a severe strain in their relationship, calling the story offensive and potentially harmful as they embark ...

Jan 13, 2020

Riding Globes, '1917' ends 'Star Wars' box-office reign

LOS ANGELES - It took the Great War to finally take down "Star Wars." Director Sam Mendes' World War I story "1917" brought in $36.5 million in its first weekend of wide release, easily topping the bo...

Jan 13, 2020

Video: Iran police shoot at those protesting plane shootdown

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iranian security forces fired both live ammunition and tear gas to disperse demonstrators protesting against the Islamic Republic's initial denial that it shot down a Ukr...

Jan 13, 2020

First batch of nominees for 2020 Oscars announced

The nominees for the Academy Awards are being announced in Los Angeles. Issa Rae and John Cho are announcing nominees in 24 categories that honour the best achievements in films released in 2019. The ...

Jan 13, 2020

Under pressure, Iran admits it shot down jetliner by mistake

TEHRAN, Iran - In the face of mounting evidence, Iran on Saturday acknowledged that it shot down the Ukrainian jetliner by accident, killing all 176 people aboard. The admission by Iran's Revolutionar...

Jan 13, 2020

China reports 1st death from new type of coronavirus

BEIJING - Health authorities in a central Chinese city on Saturday reported the country's first death from a new type of coronavirus, as the government braced for the Lunar New Year travel boom amid c...

Jan 12, 2020