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Legendary actress and singer Doris Day dead at 97

LOS ANGELES - Doris Day, the honey-voiced singer and actress whose film dramas, musicals and innocent sex comedies made her a top star in the 1950s and '60s and among the most popular screen actresses...

May 13, 2019

San Francisco may ban police, city use of facial recognition

San Francisco is on track to become the first U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition by police and other city agencies, reflecting a growing backlash against a technology that's creeping into ...

May 13, 2019

AP FACT CHECK: Trump, his baby 'executions' and the reality

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump, in what's become a staple of his rallies, accuses doctors of executing babies who are born alive after a failed abortion attempt. His comments, meant to taint Democr...

May 13, 2019

Saudi Arabia says 2 oil tankers damaged by sabotage attacks

FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia said Monday two of its oil tankers were targeted in "sabotage operations" off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in attacks the previous day that cause...

May 13, 2019

Islamic State remnants wage hidden war of raids, killings

BADOUSH, Iraq - It was a chilly January evening, and Khadija Abd and her family had just finished supper at their farm when the two men with guns burst into the room. One wore civilian clothes, the ot...

May 13, 2019

Felicity Huffman to plead guilty in college admissions scam

BOSTON - Actress Felicity Huffman is scheduled to plead guilty Monday to allegations she paid $15,000 to rig her daughter's SAT score as part of a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme. The "D...

May 13, 2019

Shanahan says military won't leave until border is secure

MCALLEN, Texas - Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan visited a border city in Texas on Saturday and said he intends to accelerate planning to secure the border and bolster the administration's a...

May 13, 2019

Indian prime minister mocked for Pakistan airstrike gaffe

NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been skewered by the opposition for going ahead with an airstrike in Pakistan on the mistaken belief that cloudy skies would help India's air force ...

May 13, 2019

UK Brexit talks stagger on but parties remain far apart

LONDON - Brexit talks between Britain's Conservative government and the main opposition Labour Party are resuming with little sign of progress, as the two parties remain far apart on terms of the U.K....

May 13, 2019

Companies bracing for China's retaliation in tariffs dispute

BEIJING - Companies were bracing Monday for how Beijing might retaliate against President Donald Trump's escalation of a fight over technology and trade that threatens to disrupt a Chinese economic re...

May 13, 2019