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Blackface photo is a reminder of Virginia's racist history
RICHMOND, Va. - The discovery last week of a racist photo on Gov. Ralph Northam's 1984 medical school yearbook page has served as a glaring reminder that Virginia - a former bastion of slavery and whi...
Feb 09, 2019
Turkey leader attends funeral, visits building collapse site
ISTANBUL - Turkey's president was among hundreds of mourners who attended the funeral Saturday for nine members of a family killed in the apartment building collapse in Istanbul as the overall death t...
Feb 09, 2019
West China blizzards kill thousands of herd animals
BEIJING - Blizzards in Tibetan areas of western China have left thousands of head of livestock dead and roads covered in up to 45 centimetres (18 inches) of snow, state media reported Saturday. Local ...
Feb 09, 2019
Thailand puzzles over political surprises from royals
BANGKOK - A Thai political party swore loyalty to the king Saturday, a day after its stunning decision to nominate the monarch's sister as its candidate for prime minister backfired when the king call...
Feb 09, 2019
Pilot in deadly California house crash had been disciplined
LOS ANGELES - The pilot whose plane broke apart and crashed into a Southern California home, killing five people, was disciplined for dangerous flying years earlier, it was reported Friday. Antonio Pa...
Feb 09, 2019
2nd woman accuses Virginia official of sexual assault
WASHINGTON - A second woman accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault Friday, saying the Democrat raped her 19 years ago while they were both students at Duke University. Calls for hi...
Feb 09, 2019
Likely deal would give Trump fraction of desired wall money
WASHINGTON - Congressional bargainers are working toward a border security deal amid indications that the White House is preparing to accept a bipartisan agreement that would give President Donald Tru...
Feb 09, 2019
Snow storm wallops Seattle, people rescued in Sierra Nevada
SEATTLE - A winter storm pounded Washington state Friday, forcing the cancellation of 200 flights in Seattle as officials worked to get people off the streets and into shelters during the nation's lat...
Feb 09, 2019
Janelle Monae applauds jump in Grammy nominations for women
LOS ANGELES - At a pre-Grammy brunch honouring Janelle Monae, a few hundred music industry players and performers packed tightly in a room to hear the singer speak passionately about women being the b...
Feb 09, 2019
Germany to Facebook: Stop forcing users to share their data
BERLIN - Facebook is pushing back against a German ruling that could make it harder for the company to combine data from all the services it runs in order to target ads even more precisely. Thursday's...
Feb 09, 2019
