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Frustration with lack of diversity grows at Romance Writers

NEW YORK - Turmoil continued Thursday at the Romance Writers of America as it faced another high-level departure and several publishers announced they would not participate in this summer's annual con...

Jan 10, 2020

Royal courtiers chart path for Prince Harry's independence

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II has moved quickly to take control of the crisis surrounding the decision by Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, to distance themselves from the royal family, or...

Jan 10, 2020

Harry, Meghan seek financial independence: Will that work?

LONDON - As part of a surprise announcement distancing themselves from the British royal family, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan declared they will "work to become financially independent" - a move t...

Jan 10, 2020

Takata recall of 10M inflators could be last of air bag saga

DETROIT - Takata is recalling 10 million more front air bag inflators sold to 14 different automakers because they can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel. The recall is the last one the ban...

Jan 10, 2020

US adds 145,000 jobs; unemployment holds at 3.5%

WASHINGTON - U.S. employers downshifted their hiring in December, adding 145,000 jobs as consumer spending appeared to aid gains in the retail and hospitality sectors. The Labor Department said Friday...

Jan 10, 2020

MacDill AFB put on lockdown after report of armed suspect

TAMPA, Fla. - MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, was briefly put on lockdown Friday morning after a report of an armed suspect outside the base. Base officials were assisting local law enforcem...

Jan 10, 2020

Iraqi PM tells US to decide mechanism for troop withdrawal

BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi has told the U.S. secretary of state to send a delegation to Iraq tasked with formulating the mechanism for the withdrawal of U.S troops from Iraq, acco...

Jan 10, 2020

Iranian leader calls missile attack a 'slap' at US bases

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran struck back at the United States early Wednesday for killing its most powerful military commander, firing a barrage of ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases that house Ame...

Jan 10, 2020

Car bomb kills 3, wounds 6 at checkpoint in Somali capital

NAIROBI, Kenya - A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint in Somalia's capital Wednesday morning, killing three people and wounding six others, a local official said. The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremis...

Jan 10, 2020

Australian PM's leadership criticized during wildfire crisis

CANBERRA, Australia - As his country burned, Australia's prime minister was cursed and jeered out of a town, called an "idiot," a "moron" and worse, and skewered at home and abroad for his dismissive ...

Jan 10, 2020