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Protesters say storming of legislature born of desperation

HONG KONG - It was almost noon on Monday when hundreds of protesters outside Hong Kong's legislature voted to break in. Watching from the side, one protester disagreed. They were too few, 19-year-old ...

Jul 06, 2019

Prince Harry, Meghan say they won't name Archie's godparents

LONDON - Buckingham Palace says that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not reveal the names of the godparents of their son Archie when he is christened this weekend. The palace said in a statement W...

Jul 06, 2019

British singer Joss Stone says she was deported from Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - British soul singer Joss Stone says she was deported from Iran after arriving in the Islamic Republic as part of a worldwide concert tour, even though she didn't plan to perform there. ...

Jul 05, 2019

Parades, parties, pomp and circumstance fill Fourth of July

NEW YORK - The national holiday to mark America's birth as a country will be filled with parades, concerts, competitive eating and of course, fireworks. But Independence Day won't be free from politic...

Jul 05, 2019

Australian student released in North Korea says 'I'm OK'

TOKYO - An Australian student released after a week in detention in North Korea arrived in Tokyo on Thursday after telling reporters he was in "very good" condition, without saying what happened to hi...

Jul 05, 2019

Appeals court: Trump can't use Pentagon cash for border wall

SAN DIEGO - An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a freeze on Pentagon money to build a border wall with Mexico, casting doubt on President Donald Trump's ability to make good on a signature campaign p...

Jul 05, 2019

Philly got Patti LaBelle's name wrong on honorary street

Philadelphia honoured singer Patti LaBelle with her very own street earlier this week. Unfortunately, the signs didn't get her name right. The city's Streets Department didn't capitalize the "b'' in t...

Jul 05, 2019

Fed repeats pledge to act to sustain economic expansion

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve on Friday repeated its pledge to "act as appropriate" to sustain the current economic expansion, now the longest in U.S. history, while noting that most Fed officials ...

Jul 05, 2019

Jay-Z's companies sue NYC licensing company for fraud

NEW YORK - Jay-Z's business entities sued a New York City licensing firm, claiming it cheated the companies as part of a "colossal accounting scandal." The lawsuit accuses Iconix Brand Group Inc. of l...

Jul 05, 2019

S.Korea actress charged in Thailand for catching giant clams

BANGKOK - A South Korean actress has been charged in Thailand with catching endangered giant clams while participating in a reality TV show and could face up to four years in prison if found guilty, a...

Jul 05, 2019