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3 bombings in Afghan capital; 1 killed, 2 reporters injured
KABUL - Three explosions struck the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring 17 others, Afghan officials said. At least two Afghan journalists were also injured in the blasts...
Jun 02, 2019
Pentagon tells White House to stop politicizing military
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The Pentagon has told the White House to stop politicizing the military, amid a furor over a Trump administration order to have the Navy ship named for the late Sen. John M...
Jun 02, 2019
The Trumps are coming: London ready for controversial visit
LONDON - It's a unique odd couple: A 93-year-old sovereign who has made a point of keeping her opinions to herself during her long reign is hosting a 72-year-old reality-TV-star-turned-president who t...
Jun 02, 2019
Pope warns of new ideologies as he beatifies Romania martyrs
BLAJ, Romania - Pope Francis paid homage Sunday to Catholics who were persecuted, tortured and killed during Romania's communist regime by beatifying seven bishop martyrs on his third and final day in...
Jun 02, 2019
Did 'silencer' make a difference in Virginia Beach carnage?
The shooter who killed 12 people in a government office building in Virginia Beach used a firearm equipped with a suppressor that muffles the sound of gunfire. It's the nightmare scenario that gun-con...
Jun 02, 2019
Virginia Beach shines light on victims, not mass shooter
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The victims of America's latest mass shooting had been dead for less than a day when police and city officials released a detailed presentation with their names, photos, job titl...
Jun 02, 2019
Trump: UK should be ready to leave EU without a deal
LONDON - President Donald Trump has waded into the most controversial issue in British politics by urging the U.K. government to leave the European Union without a deal if it can't get better terms fr...
Jun 02, 2019
Record floods breach Arkansas levee, overtop 2 in Missouri
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Relentless flooding in the central U.S. on Friday inundated communities and damaged or spilled over levees on three major rivers in two states, and authorities discovered the body ...
Jun 02, 2019
Airlines downgrade 2019 forecast amid trade spats, fuel hike
BERLIN - The International Air Transport Association is lowering its forecast for the airline industry this year to $28 billion from $35.5 billion amid rising fuel prices and weakening world trade. Th...
Jun 02, 2019
Huge cruise ship plows into tourist boat, dock in Venice
VENICE, Italy - A towering, out-of-control cruise ship rammed into a dock and a tourist river boat on a busy Venice canal on Sunday morning. Italian media reported that at least five people were injur...
Jun 02, 2019
