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Police: 2 officers, 1 other person shot at Arkansas Walmart

FORREST CITY, Ark. - At least three people, including two police officers, were shot Monday morning at a Walmart in eastern Arkansas, police said. Arkansas State Police said in a Facebook post that tw...

Feb 10, 2020

Buttigieg on defence as rivals aim to blunt his momentum

DOVER, N.H. - Pete Buttigieg has been on defence all weekend as his Democratic presidential rivals attacked him on everything from his struggle to connect with black voters to accepting campaign contr...

Feb 10, 2020

Bong's 'Parasite' focuses on plight of South Korea's poor

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Koreans are reveling in writer-director Bong Joon Ho's dark comic thriller, "Parasite," which won this year's Academy Awards for best film and best international feat...

Feb 10, 2020

Weinstein rape trial winds down with more defence witneses

NEW YORK - Lauren Marie Young says that after Harvey Weinstein groped her in a Beverly Hills hotel room bathroom in 2013, there was another woman there who did nothing to stop it. Taking the witness s...

Feb 10, 2020

China virus cases rise again, 65 more on ship in Japan

BEIJING - China reported a rise in new virus cases Monday, denting optimism that disease control measures including isolating major cities might be working, while the operator of a cruise ship in Japa...

Feb 10, 2020

Trump's $4.8 trillion budget proposal revisits rejected cuts

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is offering a $4.8 trillion election-year budget plan that recycles previously rejected cuts to domestic programs to promise a balanced budget in 15 years - all whi...

Feb 10, 2020

Merkel's designated successor to quit after vote fiasco

BERLIN - Angela Merkel's designated successor will quit her role as head of the Germany's strongest party and won't stand for the chancellorship following a debacle in a regional election. Annegret Kr...

Feb 10, 2020

Plea change expected in Louisiana black church burnings

LAFAYETTE, La. - The suspect in a series of fires set at African American churches in Louisiana last spring is scheduled for a change-of-plea hearing Monday in federal court, where he faces hate crime...

Feb 09, 2020

"Parasite" director Bong Joon Ho wins best director Oscar

LOS ANGELES - Writer-director Bong Joon Ho made Oscar history Sunday night, capturing Oscars for best director and best international feature with his dark comic thriller, "Parasite," the first South ...

Feb 09, 2020

Obama-backed documentary on Ohio factory wins Academy Award

NEW YORK - The Oscar for best feature-length documentary has gone to "American Factory," the first documentary released by Barack and Michelle Obama's production company. The Netflix film is about an ...

Feb 09, 2020