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4 Chinese tourists killed in Utah bus accident identified

PANGUITCH, Utah - Authorities on Saturday identified the four Chinese tourists killed in a bus crash in southern Utah, and the tour group is dispatching employees from China to help those injured. Thr...

Sep 22, 2019

In cryptic tweet, Antonio Brown appears to retire from NFL

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Antonio Brown says he is finished with the NFL. In a Twitter rant on the morning his most recent team was getting ready to play without him, the former New England Patriots receive...

Sep 22, 2019

Auto union strike is latest worry in Flint, GM's birthplace

FLINT, Mich. - The birthplace of General Motors has been on an economic roller-coaster ride for more than a century as the automaker rose, crashed and retooled for changing markets. Now, the city of F...

Sep 22, 2019

Trump says he hosted Otto Warmbier's parents over weekend

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he and first lady Melania Trump hosted family and friends of former hostage Otto Warmbier at the White House last weekend. The president says 25 people were in...

Sep 22, 2019

'Game of Thrones,' 'Veep' aim for records at Emmy Awards

LOS ANGELES - Get the snacks and a scorecard ready for the 2019 Emmy Awards. As TV academy voters honour what they consider the small-screen's best, viewers can join in by tallying up wins, snubs and ...

Sep 22, 2019

'I want a future': Global youth protests urge climate action

NEW YORK - Young people afraid for their futures protested around the globe Friday to implore leaders to tackle climate change, turning out by the hundreds of thousands to insist that the warming worl...

Sep 22, 2019 (The Canadian Press)

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio drops 2020 presidential bid

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ended his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on Friday after struggling to gain traction in a sprawling field of candidates. Announcing his dec...

Sep 22, 2019

Albania inspects quake damages, sees over 100 aftershocks

POGRADEC, Albania - Many Albanians in the capital of Tirana and the port city of Durres have not gone back home after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake injured 105 people and damaged hundreds of homes. Autho...

Sep 22, 2019

Hong Kong protesters trample Chinese flag, set fires

HONG KONG - Protesters in Hong Kong trampled a Chinese flag, vandalized a subway station and set a fire across a wide street on Sunday, as pro-democracy demonstrations took a violent turn once again. ...

Sep 22, 2019

Israeli president begins talks to form new government

JERUSALEM - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin began two days of crucial talks Sunday with party leaders before selecting his candidate for prime minister, after a deadlocked repeat election was set to m...

Sep 22, 2019