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Let's make a Brexit deal, UK PM May tells Labour opposition
LONDON - Britain’s Conservative government and opposition Labour Party have a duty to strike a compromise Brexit agreement to end months of political deadlock over Britain’s exit from the ...
May 05, 2019
Pope urges migrant-skeptic Bulgarians to open hearts, homes
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Pope Francis urged Bulgarians on Sunday to open their hearts and homes to migrants, arguing that a country like Bulgaria, which is losing so much of its population to emigration, sho...
May 05, 2019
Israel steps up strikes as Gaza rocket attacks intensify
JERUSALEM - Gaza militants fired hundreds of rockets into southern Israel on Sunday, killing at least four Israelis and bringing life to a standstill across the region in the bloodiest fighting since ...
May 05, 2019
Kim oversees missile firing drills, tells troops to be alert
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean state media on Sunday showed leader Kim Jong Un observing live-fire drills of long-range multiple rocket launchers and what appeared to be a new short-range ba...
May 05, 2019
Venezuelan military helicopter crashes, 7 officers killed
CARACAS, Venezuela - Seven Venezuelan military officers have been killed when their helicopter crashed while heading to a state where President Nicolas Maduro appeared alongside troops. The Cougar hel...
May 04, 2019
The Latest: Country House pays $132.40 to win at Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Latest on Saturday’s 145th running of the Kentucky Derby (all times local): 7:40 p.m. Country House’s stunning victory in the Kentucky Derby paid off big as a 65-1 lo...
May 04, 2019
Wyoming US Sen. Mike Enzi won't seek re-election in 2020
GILLETTE, Wyo. - Wyoming Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi announced Saturday that he will not run for a fifth term in 2020, costing the GOP a loyal conservative senator but likely not the seat. Enzi, 75...
May 04, 2019
Brother of Algeria's ex-president reported detained
ALGIERS, Algeria - The influential younger brother of Algeria’s former longtime president was detained Saturday for questioning along with two generals who previously ran state security agencies...
May 04, 2019
Trustees vote to remove actress' name from school theatre
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - A university in Ohio will remove from a campus theatre the last name of an actress who starred in “The Birth of a Nation,” considered one of the most racist movies ev...
May 04, 2019
'The River and The Wall' explores Rio Grande's border world
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Growing up, Ben Masters worked on West Texas ranches along the border where he developed a love for the outdoors and wildlife. The experience eventually led him to study wildlife b...
May 04, 2019