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US construction spending up slight 0.1% in August

WASHINGTON - U.S. construction spending edged up a disappointing 0.1% in August as continued weakness in nonresidential construction offset the best gain in home building in nine months. The Commerce ...

Oct 01, 2019

Cuba battles plague of giant snails

HAVANA - Silently and without pause, the giant African snail has been invading Cuba. With their shiny, brilliantly striped shells and bodies up to 8 inches (20 centimetres) long, the snails have becom...

Oct 01, 2019

Man douses himself in liquid near UK Houses of Parliament

LONDON - Police in London detained a man near the Houses of Parliament Tuesday after he doused himself with what appeared to be flammable liquid. The Metropolitan Police said that the man had a lighte...

Oct 01, 2019

A year later, Saudi journalist's killing haunts kingdom

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul is drawing renewed scrutiny to the kingdom. Khashoggi's son and a U.N. investi...

Oct 01, 2019

North Korea says nuclear talks with US will resume on Oct. 5

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea and the United States have agreed to resume nuclear negotiations on Oct. 5 following a months-long stalemate over withdrawal of sanctions in exchange for disarm...

Oct 01, 2019

'You're good-looking': Ukraine's leader woos Tom Cruise

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's leader isn't just trying to charm U.S. President Donald Trump - he's set his sights now on Tom Cruise, too. Mission impossible? Maybe not - Cruise is studying possible Ukrain...

Oct 01, 2019

Afghan officials: Taliban attack kills at least 11 policemen

KABUL - The Taliban launched a multi-pronged attack on a district headquarters in a remote district in northern Afghanistan early on Tuesday, killing at least 11 policemen and triggering a gunbattle t...

Oct 01, 2019

Bridge falls in Taiwan bay, injuring 10 on boats below

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A towering bridge over a bay in eastern Taiwan has collapsed sending an oil tanker truck falling onto boats in the water below. A disaster relief official said the collapse Tuesday se...

Sep 30, 2019

Michigan governor signs budget with $1B in line-item vetoes

LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the next state budget Monday hours before the deadline to fund government, while using line-item vetoes to block nearly $1 billion in spending pr...

Sep 30, 2019

Wesley Snipes says he's moving on from 'Blade' character

LOS ANGELES - The news that another actor was cast as vampire hunter Blade came as a surprise to Wesley Snipes, who portrayed the character in three successful films, but he says he's moving on. Marve...

Sep 30, 2019