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Turkish opposition journalist hospitalized following attack

ANKARA, Turkey - A journalist critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government and its nationalist allies has been hospitalized after being attacked outside his home. The Yenicag newspaper says...

May 11, 2019

James Cameron salutes 'Endgame' for sinking 'Titanic' record

LOS ANGELES - Filmmaker James Cameron has no bad blood with the Avengers, even though "Endgame" has eclipsed "Titanic's" worldwide record and bumped the 1997 blockbuster to third place. Cameron tweete...

May 11, 2019

US seizes North Korean ship amid tense moment in relations

WASHINGTON - The U.S. said Thursday that it has seized a North Korean cargo ship that was used to violate international sanctions, a first-of-its kind enforcement action that comes amid a tense moment...

May 11, 2019

PBS film tackles Mexican Americans' role in winemaking

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A new PBS documentary is examining at the contributions of Mexican Americans in the wine industry of California's Napa Valley. "Harvest Season," scheduled to begin airing Monday on...

May 11, 2019

Guard who detained school shooting suspect opened fire

DENVER - A security guard credited with capturing one of the two suspects in this week's suburban Denver school shooting fired his weapon inside the school, a law enforcement official with knowledge o...

May 11, 2019

Facebook auto-generates videos celebrating extremist images

WASHINGTON - The animated video begins with a photo of the black flags of jihad. Seconds later, it flashes highlights of a year of social media posts: plaques of anti-Semitic verses, talk of retributi...

May 11, 2019

Houthi rebels begin withdrawal from key ports in Yemen

SANAA, Yemen - Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday began a long-delayed withdrawal of forces from the port facility in the key city of Hodeida, the group said, following the terms of a December cease-fi...

May 11, 2019

Ban it like Beckham: Phone costs soccer star right to drive

LONDON - David Beckham has been banned from driving for six months for using a mobile phone while behind the wheel of his Bentley. A prosecutor said a member of the public spotted the former Mancheste...

May 11, 2019

Berlin park's drug dealer solution panned by authorities

BERLIN - A creative attempt by a downtown Berlin park manager to keep drug dealers away from families and joggers has been met with an emphatic "nein" from German officials. Cengiz Demirci demarcated ...

May 11, 2019

BBC DJ fired after royal baby tweet with chimpanzee picture

LONDON - A BBC radio broadcaster was fired Thursday for using a picture of a chimpanzee in a tweet about the royal baby born to Meghan the Duchess of Sussex and her husband Prince Harry. Danny Baker, ...

May 11, 2019