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Iran begins marking 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Friday began celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled the U.S.-backed shah, overturned 2,500 years of monarchical rule and brought h...
Feb 03, 2019
US employers add robust 304K jobs in sign of durable economy
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers shrugged off last month's partial shutdown of the government and engaged in a burst of hiring in January, adding 304,000 jobs, the most in nearly a year. The healthy gain t...
Feb 03, 2019
Judge in Roger Stone case says she's considering gag order
WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Friday cautioned longtime Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone not to treat the charges against him like a public relations campaign or book tour, and said she may issue ...
Feb 03, 2019
Human toll of cold: more than 2 dozen dead, hundreds hurt
CHICAGO - The dangerous cold and heavy snow that hobbled the northern U.S. this week has retreated, but not before exacting a human toll: more than two dozen weather-related deaths in eight states and...
Feb 03, 2019
Trump suspends arms treaty, citing Chinese, Russian threats
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is pulling the plug on a decades-old nuclear arms treaty with Russia, lifting what it sees as unreasonable constraints on competing with a resurgent Russia and a ...
Feb 03, 2019
'Love ain't easy': Booker brings upbeat vibe to 2020 fight
WASHINGTON - Cory Booker leaped into the 2020 presidential race on Friday with a call for Americans to unite in a time of bitter polarization while some of his Democratic rivals are taking a more comb...
Feb 03, 2019
Bruno Mars puts on stellar concert show ahead of Super Bowl
ATLANTA - Bruno Mars may have wrapped up his massive "24K Magic World Tour" last year, but the singer gave one more glimpse into his stellar show the night before the Super Bowl. It seemed like everyo...
Feb 03, 2019
India's prime minister visits Kashmir amid protest strike
SRINAGAR, India - India's prime minster paid a daylong visit to disputed Kashmir on Sunday to review development work as separatists fighting Indian rule called for a shutdown in the Himalayan region....
Feb 03, 2019
Bus crash south of Moscow kills 7, injures 32 others
MOSCOW - A bus crashed south of Moscow on Sunday, killing at least seven people, four of them children, and sending 32 others to the hospital with injuries, authorities said. The bus carrying 45 peopl...
Feb 03, 2019
Film featuring disabled actors wins Spain's top Goya award
MADRID - The film "Campeones" ("Champions"), a comedy about a basketball team featuring actors with mental disabilities, has won best picture at the Spanish Film Academy's Goya Awards. Directed by Jav...
Feb 03, 2019
