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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 06, 2019
High-level detainee accuses Kenya, South Sudan of kidnapping
JUBA, South Sudan - "I was terrified ... I knew that I was heading for a terrible situation." For the first time, the spokesman for South Sudan's armed opposition leader has spoken out about his alleg...
Feb 06, 2019
Analysis: Is Kim Jong Un really ready to make a deal?
TOKYO - President Donald Trump used his biggest stage of the year to announce he will hold his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump announced during his State of the Union address...
Feb 06, 2019
Analysis: Wary of probes, Trump aims at 2020 with Dem offer
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's State of the Union address had a proposition for Democrats: Set aside investigations and make deals instead. "If there is going to be peace and legislation, there...
Feb 06, 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 is going up for auction. KruseGWS Auctions an...
Feb 06, 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 06, 2019
Body visible in wreckage of plane carrying soccer player
LONDON - One body is visible in the seabed wreckage of a plane that went missing carrying Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala and his pilot two weeks ago over the English Channel. Britain's Air Acci...
Feb 06, 2019
Kristoff St. John's last soap episode airs Wednesday
LOS ANGELES - The last "Young and the Restless" episode featuring Kristoff St. John will air Wednesday on CBS. The actor, who played the struggling alcoholic and ladies' man Neil Winters for 27 years,...
Feb 06, 2019
Higgs says no progress on carbon tax and other issues after meeting with Trudeau
OTTAWA - New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his latest meeting with the prime minister produced little or no progress on major issues facing his province. Higgs met with Justin Tru...
Feb 06, 2019
Nissan decision seen as sign of Brexit business jitters
LONDON - With Brexit just seven weeks away, Britain's ruling Conservative Party was locked in tense negotiations with itself Monday to rework the U.K.'s divorce deal with the European Union - as the E...
Feb 06, 2019
