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1 dead, 5 injured, 7 missing in Kentucky pipeline explosion

JUNCTION CITY, Ky. - A regional gas pipeline ruptured early Thursday in Kentucky, causing a massive explosion that killed one person, hospitalized five others, destroyed railroad tracks and forced the...

Aug 01, 2019

2 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Walmart in Mississippi

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. - A gunman described as a disgruntled Walmart employee fatally shot two co-workers and wounded a police officer before he was shot and arrested Tuesday morning at a Walmart store in n...

Aug 01, 2019

A$AP Rocky to testify on 2nd day of Sweden assault trial

STOCKHOLM - American rapper A$AP Rocky is set to testify Thursday on the second day of a trial in Sweden, where he is accused of assault in an alleged street fight. The trial has created a stir in U.S...

Aug 01, 2019

AP FACT CHECK: Persistent distortions on migrants, economy

WASHINGTON - Some of the Democratic presidential contenders dug in their heels with unsupported rhetoric about immigration, the economy and more Wednesday night as they scrambled to stay in contention...

Aug 01, 2019

Democrats' divisions test Biden's front-runner strength

DETROIT - The ideological divisions gripping the Democratic Party intensified on Wednesday as presidential candidates waged an acrimonious battle over health care, immigration and race that tested the...

Aug 01, 2019

Host A.J. Calloway exiting 'Extra' after allegations

PASADENA, Calif. - A.J. Calloway is leaving the syndicated entertainment news show "Extra" in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations. Warner Brothers issued a statement on Wednesday saying the comp...

Aug 01, 2019

Edward Snowden book coming out Sept. 17

NEW YORK - Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has written a memoir. The book by the man whose leaks of classified documents transformed the debate about government surveillance ...

Aug 01, 2019

Cambodia fines waste importer, sets deadline for its return

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A top customs official in Cambodia said Tuesday that a local company that illegally imported almost seven dozen shipping containers of plastic waste from the United States and C...

Aug 01, 2019

Mozambique's last rebel fighters finally lay down their arms

GORONGOSA NATIONAL PARK, Mozambique - Mozambique's president and the leader of the Renamo opposition signed a peace accord on Thursday to end years of hostilities that followed a 15-year civil war. Th...

Aug 01, 2019

O'Rourke debate guests are black men who kneeled for anthem

When Democrat Beto O'Rourke takes the stage in the second round of presidential primary debates on Tuesday, three young black men from Michigan who were inspired by ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick to k...

Aug 01, 2019