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Fire in tutoring centre kills 19 students in western India

NEW DELHI - At least 19 teenage students were killed in a fire that broke out Friday in a tutoring centre in the western Indian city of Surat, a top state official said. More than a dozen students wer...

May 26, 2019

By George! Princess Charlotte to attend school with brother

LONDON - The first day of school can be stressful but Princess Charlotte will have her older brother there to lean on. Kensington Palace said Friday that 4-year-old Charlotte will join her brother Pri...

May 26, 2019

Kenyan court upholds laws criminalizing same-sex relations

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya's High Court on Friday upheld sections of the penal code that criminalize same-sex relations, a disappointment for gay rights activists across Africa where dozens of countries h...

May 26, 2019

Magnitude 8 earthquake strikes Amazon jungle in Peru

LIMA, Peru - A powerful magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck a remote part of the Amazon jungle in Peru early Sunday, collapsing buildings and knocking out power to some areas but causing no reported death...

May 26, 2019

US orders for long-lasting goods fall 2.1% in April

WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for large manufactured goods fell sharply last month, pulled down by lower demand for commercial aircraft and cars, while businesses also pulled back on investmen...

May 26, 2019

NKorea says talks won't resume unless US changes position

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea said Friday that nuclear negotiations with the United States will never resume unless the Trump administration moves away from what Pyongyang described as unila...

May 26, 2019

Official: Likely tornado destroys motel in Oklahoma

EL RENO, Okla. - The National Weather Service says a likely tornado has destroyed a motel and caused other damage in the Oklahoma City area. Meteorologist Rick Smith in Norman says the suspected twist...

May 25, 2019

Lawyer: Deal close in Weinstein sexual misconduct lawsuits

NEW YORK - A tentative deal has been reached to settle multiple lawsuits brought against the television and film company co-founded by Harvey Weinstein, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by sc...

May 25, 2019

Trump moves to escalate investigation of intel agencies

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Thursday granted Attorney General William Barr new powers to review and potentially release classified information related to the origins of the Russia investiga...

May 25, 2019

Stan Lee's former manager arrested on elder abuse charges

LOS ANGELES - A former business manager of Stan Lee was arrested Saturday on elder abuse charges involving the late comic book legend. Keya Morgan was taken into custody in Arizona on an outstanding a...

May 25, 2019