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Puerto Rico gov will not seek re-election, leaves his party

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's embattled governor says he will not seek re-election but will not resign as the island's leader, though he will step down as head of his pro-statehood party. Rica...

Jul 21, 2019

Mariano Rivera closes Baseball HOF induction ceremony

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - The chants began even before baseball's greatest closer stood to make his speech. "Mariano! Mariano! Mariano!" The former New York Yankees reliever paused and smiled. "I don't unde...

Jul 21, 2019

Prince George turning 6 as UK palace releases new photos

LONDON - Kensington Palace has released three new photographs before Prince George's birthday. The future king turns 6 on Monday. It's become a tradition for the palace to release snapshots taken by h...

Jul 21, 2019

'The Lion King' rules and 'Endgame' scores all-time record

LOS ANGELES - If there was any doubt that the 2019 box office belonged to the Walt Disney Co., this weekend put an end to it. Not only did its photorealistic remake of "The Lion King" devour opening w...

Jul 21, 2019

Lowry wins British Open in celebrated return to Emerald Isle

PORTRUSH, Ireland - The long-awaited return of the British Open to Northern Ireland ended with Shane Lowry keeping the silver claret jug on the Emerald Isle. Even as the rain stopped, the tears began ...

Jul 21, 2019

Strong quake hits near Greek capital of Athens, 4 hurt

ATHENS, Greece - A strong earthquake centred northwest of Athens shook Greece on Friday, causing frightened residents to run into the capital's streets and damaging several buildings. Authorities said...

Jul 21, 2019

Sweden wants extension of rapper's detention after fight

COPENHAGEN - U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky is being held for another week in pre-trial detention to allow police to finish investigating a June 30 fight in downtown Stockholm, a Swedish court said Friday. St...

Jul 21, 2019

Ukraine's president says he backs prisoner swap with Russia

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine's president on Friday outlined the details of an impending prisoner swap with Russia, saying that Kyiv is willing to release a jailed Russian journalist in exchange for a Ukrai...

Jul 21, 2019

Police get arrest warrant as survivor recalls Kyoto arson

TOKYO - Japanese police have obtained an arrest warrant for a suspect as soon as he regains consciousness from injuries in a deadly arson at a Kyoto anime studio. Kyoto police said Sunday they are rea...

Jul 20, 2019

Police say man who stabbed Hong Kong actor is schizophrenic

BEIJING - Police in southern China said the man who stabbed veteran Hong Kong actor Simon Yam at an event suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. A 53-year-old man, surnamed Chen, was detained following ...

Jul 20, 2019