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Deadly explosion in Slovakia; buildng at risk of collapse

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Officials say a gas explosion in an apartment block in Slovakia has killed at least five people and others are trapped on the roof of the building. Firefighters say the explosio...

Dec 06, 2019

6-story building collapses in Nairobi; at least 2 killed

NAIROBI, Kenya - A six-story building collapsed in Kenya's capital on Friday, officials said, with at least two people killed and others trapped in the debris. Associated Press video showed people che...

Dec 06, 2019

Indian police fatally shoot 4 suspects in gang-rape case

SHADNAGAR, India - Indian police on Friday fatally shot and killed four men suspected of raping and killing a woman in southern India, leading some to celebrate their deaths as justice in a case that ...

Dec 05, 2019

R. Kelly charged with paying bribe before marrying Aaliyah

NEW YORK - Federal prosecutors are accusing singer R. Kelly of scheming with others to pay for a fake ID for an unnamed female a day before he married R&B singer Aaliyah, then 15 years old, in a s...

Dec 05, 2019

Pearl Harbor commemoration to go on after fresh tragedy

HONOLULU - Officials will beef up security as usual for the ceremony to remember those lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor 78 years ago, with service members and dignitaries confronting a fresh tragedy...

Dec 05, 2019

Guard: Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Minnesota; 3 aboard

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - A Black Hawk helicopter with three crew members aboard crashed Thursday in central Minnesota, a state National Guard official said. Minnesota National Guard Master Sgt. Blair Heusde...

Dec 05, 2019

San Francisco Opera names its first female music director

SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Opera has named conductor Eun Sun Kim its new music director, ushering the first woman into the job in the company's history. The 39-year-old Kim will become the comp...

Dec 05, 2019

Saudi Aramco plans $25.6B share sale in biggest ever IPO

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Aramco on Thursday set a share price for its IPO - expected to be the biggest ever - that puts the value of the company at $1.7 tri...

Dec 05, 2019

SpaceX launches caring robot, beer malt and 'mighty mice'

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX launched a 3-ton shipment to the International Space Station on Thursday, including "mighty mice" for a muscle study, a robot sensitive to astronauts' emotions and a mini...

Dec 05, 2019

House Speaker Pelosi rebukes reporter: 'Don't mess with me'

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promptly set a reporter, and by inference, all of Washington, straight: "Don't mess with me." Pelosi's bristling response Thursday to a question about whether s...

Dec 05, 2019