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Throngs mourn, Iranian leader weeps for general slain by US

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's supreme leader wept Monday over the casket of a top general killed in a U.S. airstrike, his prayers joining the wails of mourners who flooded the streets of Tehran demanding reta...

Jan 07, 2020

Japan vows to improve border checks, bail after Ghosn escape

TOKYO - Japan's justice minister vowed Monday to strengthen border checks and review bail conditions after Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, fled the country despite supposedly stringent surveil...

Jan 07, 2020

Biden: Iran escalation shows Trump 'dangerously incompetent'

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's escalation of tensions with Iran proves him to be "dangerously incompetent" and puts the U.S. on the brink of war...

Jan 07, 2020

Sex tech from women-led startups pops up at CES gadget show

LAS VEGAS - Sex tech is gracing the CES gadget show in Las Vegas this week, a year after organizers took fire for revoking an innovation award to a sex device company led by a female founder. CES is a...

Jan 07, 2020

Storms bring relief and danger to Australian wildfires

CANBERRA, Australia - Thunderstorms and showers brought some relief for firefighters battling deadly wildfires across Australia's drought-parched east coast on Wednesday, but also raised concerns that...

Jan 07, 2020

'1917,' 'Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood' win Golden Globes

The 77th Golden Globes were meant to be a coronation for Netflix. Instead, a pair of big-screen epics took top honours Sunday, as Sam Mendes' technically dazzling World War I tale "1917" won best pict...

Jan 07, 2020

1 dead, 5 rescued from avalanche at Idaho ski area

KELLOGG, Idaho - An avalanche at an Idaho ski resort killed one person Tuesday, and rescuers dug out five others who had minor injuries, officials said. Silver Mountain Resort confirmed the death and ...

Jan 07, 2020

Boeing now saying pilots need simulator training for 737 Max

Boeing said Tuesday it is recommending that pilots receive training in a flight simulator before the grounded 737 Max returns to flying, a reversal of the company's long-held position that computer-ba...

Jan 07, 2020

Key Boeing supplier may begin shedding workers

WICHITA, Kan. - The looming production shutdown of Boeing 737 Max jets is taking a toll on a key supplier. Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. is asking employees if they will take voluntarily buyouts. S...

Jan 07, 2020

Carlos Ghosn's defence calls Nissan investigation flawed

TOKYO - The defence team for Carlos Ghosn says Nissan's investigation that accuses him of financial misconduct is flawed and biased, not independent, and aimed only at taking him down. Ghosn skipped b...

Jan 07, 2020