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Alicia Alonso, the grande dame of Cuban ballet, has died

HAVANA - Alicia Alonso, the revered ballerina and choreographer whose nearly 75-year career made her an icon of artistic loyalty to Cuba's socialist system, died Thursday at age 98. Miguel Cabrera, an...

Oct 19, 2019

GM workers to stay on picket line until vote on new contract

DETROIT - Striking General Motors workers will stay on the picket lines for at least another week until they vote on a tentative contract with the company. Factory-level officials from the United Auto...

Oct 19, 2019

Placido Domingo's European cultural award delayed

MILAN - Placido Domingo will not receive a European cultural award this weekend in Vienna as previously announced. It was the first change in the opera legend's European schedule since numerous accusa...

Oct 19, 2019

Cummings, powerful congressman leading Trump probe, has died

BALTIMORE - Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper's son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of one of the U.S. House committees leading an impeachment inquiry of Pre...

Oct 19, 2019

UK's Prince William, Kate tour Pakistani cultural hub Lahore

LAHORE, Pakistan - Britain's Prince William and wife Kate toured Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Thursday, where they undertook an emotional visit to a cancer hospital previously visited by Willi...

Oct 19, 2019

Farrow books sells across Australia despite legal threat

CANBERRA, Australia - Ronan Farrow's new book is being sold in Australia despite threats of defamation lawsuits that the Pulitzer-winning journalist believes led some Australian retailers to drop the ...

Oct 19, 2019

Boris Johnson gets EU Brexit deal; next hurdle is Parliament

BRUSSELS - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's career of disdain for the European Union was a thing of the past on Thursday as he and the bloc's leaders celebrated their long-sought Brexit deal. He...

Oct 19, 2019

Country artists bring tears, prayers to CMT awards show

NASHVILLE - Country music artists cried together and prayed together at an emotional CMT Artists of the Year awards show that reflected the tight-knit community of artists who supported each other thr...

Oct 18, 2019

LeMahieu, Hicks lift Yanks over Astros, close to 3-2 in ALCS

NEW YORK - DJ LeMahieu drove Justin Verlander's second pitch over the wall, then Aaron Hicks sent the fans at Yankee Stadium into a frenzy with a three-run homer off the foul pole later in the first i...

Oct 18, 2019

South Korean soccer team tells of 'rough' match in Pyongyang

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's national soccer team described their World Cup qualifier against North Korea in Pyongyang as a "rough" match played under strange conditions that may be raise...

Oct 18, 2019