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Boeing jet trouble leads to cuts at Europe's busiest airline

LONDON - Europe's biggest airline, budget carrier Ryanair, will cut flights and close some of its bases beginning this winter because of the delay to deliveries of the Boeing 737 Max plane, which has ...

Jul 16, 2019

Retail rivals crash Amazon's Prime Day party

NEW YORK - The gravitational pull of Amazon Prime Day is so strong on shoppers it's benefiting other retailers as well, according to an early analysis from a key data group. On Monday, the first day o...

Jul 16, 2019

2 people dead, dozens of homes damaged in Indonesian quake

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A strong earthquake in eastern Indonesia killed two people and damaged at least dozens of homes, a disaster official said Monday, as the government declared a seven-day emergency ...

Jul 16, 2019

Apollo 11 astronaut returns to launch pad 50 years later

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he and two other astronauts flew to the moon 50 years ago. At NASA's invitation, Michael Collins spe...

Jul 16, 2019

4 Democratic women of colour slam Trump for 'bigoted remarks'

WASHINGTON - Defiant in the face of widespread censure, President Donald Trump escalated his demand for four Democratic congresswomen of colour to leave the U.S. "right now," stoking the discord that ...

Jul 16, 2019

AP source: NY officer won't face charges in chokehold death

WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors won't bring civil rights charges against a New York City police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner. That's according to a person familiar with the matt...

Jul 16, 2019

Jennifer Lopez makes up concert interrupted by power outage

NEW YORK - Jennifer Lopez kept her word to fans who were disappointed when a power outage in New York City forced her to postpone her concert over the weekend. Lopez returned to the stage Monday at Ma...

Jul 16, 2019

Top French minister resigns over alleged lavish lifestyle

PARIS - The No. 2 in the French government has resigned over reports that he has been living a lavish lifestyle at the expense of France's taxpayers. Ecology Minister Francois de Rugy said on Tuesday ...

Jul 16, 2019

Graphic suicide scene edited out of '13 Reasons Why' finale

LOS ANGELES - Netflix has decided to remove a graphic suicide scene from the Season 1 finale of its show "13 Reasons Why" as the series prepares to launch its third season. Show creator Brian Yorkey s...

Jul 16, 2019

Leaked UK memo says Trump axed Iran deal to spite Obama

LONDON - A U.K. newspaper has published more leaked memos revealing a British ambassador's blunt assessments of the Trump administration, including one in which the envoy to Washington claimed Preside...

Jul 16, 2019