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Kaepernick's throws passes for 40 minutes at strange workout

RIVERDALE, Ga. - Colin Kaepernick threw passes for about 40 minutes on a high school field, then signed autographs for hundreds of fans who gathered in an end zone to watch his NFL workout that was su...

Nov 16, 2019

US chickens headed to China after Beijing lifts 5-year ban

WASHINGTON - China is lifting a five-year ban on U.S. poultry, a goodwill gesture at a time when the world's two biggest economies are trying to finalize a tentative trade deal. China had blocked U.S....

Nov 16, 2019

AP source: Second US official in Kyiv heard Trump call

WASHINGTON - A second U.S. Embassy staffer in Kyiv overheard a cellphone call between President Donald Trump and his ambassador to the European Union discussing a need for Ukrainian officials to pursu...

Nov 16, 2019

Student opens fire in California high school, killing 2

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - A student pulled a gun from his backpack and opened fire at a Southern California high school Thursday, killing two students and wounding three others before shooting himself i...

Nov 16, 2019

Catalan poet Joan Margarit wins Spain’s Cervantes Prize

MADRID - Spain's government announced Thursday that Catalan poet Joan Margarit won the 2019 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honour. Margarit, who is also an architect, h...

Nov 16, 2019

Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady dies unexpectedly

DES MOINES, Iowa - The family of Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady says he has died of a heart attack at age 66. Cady's family says in a statement posted on the court's website that he died u...

Nov 16, 2019

International court judges authorize Rohingya investigation

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - International Criminal Court judges on Thursday approved a request from prosecutors to open an investigation into crimes committed against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority. ...

Nov 16, 2019

Pope demands tech companies prevent kids from viewing porn

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis called Thursday for Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Google and other tech companies to urgently take measures to remove child porn from the web and prevent children from access...

Nov 16, 2019

Turkey deports American IS suspect stuck at Greek border

ANKARA, Turkey - An American man suspected of being a member of the Islamic State group is being repatriated to the United States after spending three days in a no man's land between Turkey and Greece...

Nov 16, 2019

Powerful hard-liner: Iran should stop honouring nuclear deal

TEHRAN, Iran - A prominent member of Iran's powerful Guardian Council has told The Associated Press that the Islamic Republic should stop honouring all terms of the collapsing 2015 nuclear deal with w...

Nov 16, 2019