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US new home sales slid 12.8% in July

WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes fell a steep 12.8% in July, but the drop came after revisions to June sales showed the sales highest growth in 12 years. The Commerce Department said Friday that n...

Aug 25, 2019

Helicopter, small plane crash in Spain's Mallorca; 5 dead

MADRID - At least five people were killed Sunday in a collision between a helicopter and a small plane on the island of Mallorca, authorities said. The regional government of Spain's Balearic islands,...

Aug 25, 2019

Trump vows response as China plans tariffs on $75B US goods

BEIJING - President Donald Trump on Friday called on U.S. companies with operations in China to consider an alternative place to do business after Beijing announced a series of retaliatory tariffs Fri...

Aug 25, 2019

Polish official: Deadly lightning storm like terror attack

WARSAW, Poland - A Polish emergency official on Friday likened the deadly lightning storm over the Tatra Mountains that killed at least five people and injured more than 150 to a terror attack in term...

Aug 25, 2019

Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh to challenge Trump in 2020 GOP primary

WASHINGTON - Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman ad tea party favourite turned radio talk show host, announced a longshot challenge Sunday to President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination ...

Aug 25, 2019

Billionaire conservative donor David Koch dies at 79

NEW YORK - Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother Charles poured a fortune into right-wing causes, transforming the American political landscape and shaping U.S. policies ...

Aug 25, 2019

Hezbollah says Israeli drones crashed without being shot

BEIRUT - Hezbollah said Sunday that two Israeli drones crashed in Beirut overnight without the militant group firing on them. Spokesman Mohammed Afif said a small, unmanned reconnaissance drone fell o...

Aug 25, 2019

Rolling Stones get name on little Martian rock that rolled

PASADENA, Calif. - There is now a "Rolling Stones Rock" on Mars, and it's giving Mick, Keith and the boys some serious satisfaction. NASA named a little stone for the legendary rockers after its InSig...

Aug 25, 2019

Strip down, saddle up: Naked bikers hit Philadelphia streets

PHILADELPHIA - Hundreds of bicyclists have been caught with their pants down - and their shirts and underwear off, too. The cyclists gathered in a Philadelphia park on Saturday to disrobe before saddl...

Aug 24, 2019

Son of ex-NFL player accused of murdering parents arrested

LONG PRAIRIE, Minn. - Authorities say the son of a former NFL lineman wanted on murder charges in Minnesota for the shooting of his parents was arrested Saturday in Mexico. The Todd County Sheriff's O...

Aug 24, 2019