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Mugabe's body believed to be leaving Singapore for Zimbabwe

SINGAPORE - A vehicle believed to be carrying the body of former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has left a Singapore funeral parlour. Police escorting the vehicle Wednesday morning said the convoy w...

Sep 10, 2019

FEMA officials, contractor accused of hurricane relief fraud

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Federal authorities said Tuesday they have arrested two former officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the former president of a major disaster relief contract...

Sep 10, 2019

Nielsen says it will include out-of-home viewing soon

NEW YORK - Television networks will be happy to know that ratings will go up for many of their programs next year, simply because the Nielsen company will count more people. The company whose numbers ...

Sep 10, 2019

HBO produces documentary to help kids understand 9-11

NEW YORK - For students from elementary to high school, the Sept. 11 terrorist attack isn't a memory. It's history. A new HBO documentary that debuts on the event's 18th anniversary treats it that way...

Sep 10, 2019

Blast heard near US Embassy in Kabul on 9-11 anniversary

KABUL - A large explosion rocked Afghanistan's capital near the U.S. Embassy in the early hours of Wednesday on the anniversary of the 9-11 attack on the United States. A plume of smoke rose over Kabu...

Sep 10, 2019

Lawyer: John Hinckley interested in music industry job

WASHINGTON - The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan is interested in getting a job in the music industry, possibly in California, his lawyer said at a court hearing in Washington on ...

Sep 10, 2019

US seeks to dismiss tribes' lawsuit over Keystone pipeline

BILLINGS, Mont. - Attorneys for the Trump administration are asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit from Native American tribes that want to block the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. Tribes ...

Sep 10, 2019

Israeli PM vows to begin annexing West Bank settlements

JERUSALEM - Israel's prime minister is vowing to begin annexing West Bank settlements if he wins national elections next week. Tuesday's announcement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to b...

Sep 10, 2019

Brazil indicts model over rape allegation against Neymar

RIO DE JANEIRO - Sao Paulo police say they are indicting Brazilian model Najila Trindade and her former partner over her rape allegation against soccer star Neymar. Police said Tuesday they indicted t...

Sep 10, 2019

Trump fires national security adviser John Bolton

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has fired national security adviser John Bolton. Trump tweeted Tuesday that he told Bolton Monday night that his services were no longer needed at the White House. ...

Sep 10, 2019