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North and South Korean musicians perform together in China

SHANGHAI - A South Korean violinist and a North Korean singer have held a rare joint performance they hope would help bring the divided Koreas closer together via music. Sunday's performance at a Shan...

May 11, 2019

Buttigieg sells out fundraiser at iconic Hollywood gay bar

LOS ANGELES - Pete Buttigieg (BOO'-tuh-juhj) drew a sold-out crowd to a fundraiser at an iconic West Hollywood gay bar, providing an intimate moment with the first Democratic White House contender who...

May 11, 2019

Man who reported girl missing arrested in her disappearance

HOUSTON - The man who reported 4-year-old Maleah Davis had been abducted from him last weekend was arrested near Houston Saturday in connection with her disappearance and police say they have found bl...

May 11, 2019

Chelsea Manning released from jail on contempt charge

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning was released from a northern Virginia jail Thursday after a two-month stay for refusing to testify to a grand jury. Manning spent 6...

May 11, 2019

Woodstock 50 concert organizers sue investor that backed out

NEW YORK - A dispute over the future of the Woodstock 50 festival has spiraled into a court fight, with organizers suing and at least temporarily silencing a former investor that sought to call off th...

May 11, 2019

Orchestra finds child who charmed crowd with 'wow!'

BOSTON - A performing arts group has found the child who was literally wowed by a recent classical music concert. The Handel & Haydn Society had just finished a rendition of Mozart's "Masonic Fune...

May 11, 2019

Uber's hyped-up IPO hits a few potholes on its first day

NEW YORK - After much hype leading up to the largest initial public offering in five years, Uber hit a few potholes on its first day of trading, closing down 8% and reflecting lingering doubts about i...

May 11, 2019

Alyssa Milano calls for sex strike, ignites social media

Actress Alyssa Milano ignited social media with a tweet calling for women to join her in a sex strike to protest strict abortion bans passed by Republican-controlled legislatures. The former star of "...

May 11, 2019

Trump to nominate Shanahan for top Pentagon post

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will nominate Patrick Shanahan to be his second secretary of defence, putting an end to months of speculation about the former Boeing executive'...

May 11, 2019

Prosecutors say synagogue gunman boasted of hate for Jews

SAN DIEGO - A gunman who killed a woman and wounded three during services at a Southern California synagogue later told a 911 dispatcher he had done it because "the Jewish people are destroying the wh...

May 11, 2019