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R. Kelly says he'd tour internationally, then deletes post
NEW YORK - R. Kelly said Tuesday he is planning an international tour, but an Australian lawmaker wants the country to bar him from performing there if the concert plan goes forward. The embattled mus...
Feb 08, 2019
Fire at Brazilian soccer team complex leaves 10 dead, 3 hurt
RIO DE JANEIRO - A fire tore through the sleeping quarters of a development league for one of Brazil's most popular professional soccer clubs on Friday, killing 10 people who were most likely players ...
Feb 08, 2019
Torture still scars Iranians 40 years after revolution
TEHRAN, Iran - The halls of the former prison in the heart of Iran's capital now are hushed, befitting the sounds of the museum that it has become. Wax mannequins silently portray the horrific acts of...
Feb 08, 2019
British, Irish leaders to meet amid Brexit tensions
LONDON - The British and Irish leaders were meeting Friday to discuss the Irish border - and mend fences - amid rising tensions between Britain and the European Union over Brexit. British Prime Minist...
Feb 08, 2019
Bezos tells of Enquirer threats to publish revealing pics
LOS ANGELES - Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he was the target of "extortion and blackmail" by the publisher of the National Enquirer, which he said threatened to publish revealing personal photos of him ...
Feb 08, 2019
Dress Monroe wore to announce DiMaggio split to be auctioned
LOS ANGELES - The black dress that a distraught Marilyn Monroe wore to a 1954 press conference announcing her separation from baseball legend Joe DiMaggio less than a year after she married him is goi...
Feb 08, 2019
Vatican clarifies pope on issue of 'sexual slavery' of nuns
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican on Wednesday clarified comments by Pope Francis about a case of what he called "sexual slavery" within a French congregation of nuns, saying he was referring to an abuse of ...
Feb 08, 2019
Ottawa awards design contract for $60-billion warship fleet to Lockheed Martin
HALIFAX - The federal government is awarding a long-awaited contract to design its $60-billion fleet of warships to U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin. Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough ...
Feb 08, 2019
'He plays with an edge': skill, attitude key for Vancouver's Bowen Byram
VANCOUVER - Minutes after he was drafted by the Washington Capitals last year, Alex Kannok Leipert got a call from his best friend and Vancouver Giants teammate. Bowen Byram simply couldn't conta...
Feb 08, 2019
Russia's Paralympic doping suspension lifted
MOSCOW - Russia will be able to compete at next year's Paralympics in Tokyo after being reinstated Friday, more than two years after the country was suspended for widespread doping. The IPC ruled refo...
Feb 08, 2019
