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Over 400 dead from earthquake in Iran-Iraq border area

TEHRAN, Iran – Rescuers dug with their bare hands Monday through the debris of buildings brought down by a powerful earthquake that killed more than 400 people in the once-contested mountain...

Protesters disrupt US fossil-nuclear event at climate talks

BONN, Germany – Protesters drowned out speeches by White House advisers and business representatives Monday at an event the U.S. government sponsored at the U.N. climate talks in Germany pro...

Study suggests women less likely to get CPR from bystanders

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Women are less likely than men to get CPR from a bystander and more likely to die, a new study suggests, and researchers think reluctance to touch a woman’s chest might be ...

When Russian meddling in the U.S. got so bad the ambassador got the boot

Russian meddling in American politics. Fake stories planted in the media. Accusations of financial doings under the table. Stolen correspondence, which becomes public. Unless it’s a forgery....

Biden on 2020: ‘not sure it’s the appropriate thing’ to do

WASHINGTON – Former Vice President Joe Biden said he is uncertain about a run for president in 2020, but indicated he’s looking for fresh blood to lead the Democratic Party back to the White...

Liz Smith, syndicated gossip columnist, dies at 94

Liz Smith, the syndicated gossip columnist whose mixture of banter, barbs, and bon mots about the glitterati helped her climb the A-list as high as many of the celebrities she covered, died ...

Bannon appeals to Jews to join war on GOP establishment

NEW YORK – President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist on Sunday called on American Jews to join his war on the Republican establishment. Steve Bannon appealed to the Zionist...

Turkey denies report of plan to kidnap cleric Gulen from US

ISTANBUL — Turkey has dismissed as “utterly false, ludicrous and groundless” a report that Turkish officials may have discussed paying millions of dollars to have a U.S.-based Muslim cleric...

Trump unlikely to rebuke Duterte for drug war killings

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sanctioned a bloody drug war that features extrajudicial killing. He called Barack Obama a “son of a whore.” This week, he boas...

Partisan divide grows in US states, with mixed results

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Democrats have hit the political trifecta in New Jersey and Washington state, seizing complete control of the governor’s office and legislative chambers in the 2017 election...

Minnesota, Poland and Argentina compete to host World’s Fair

MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota is hoping to host the first World’s Fair on U.S. soil in nearly 40 years, but it will have to overcome bids by Poland’s third-largest city, Lodz, and the Argentine ca...

Frozen treats, other supplies rocketing toward space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A stash of frozen treats and other supplies rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday, this time from Virginia’s cold eastern shore. NASA’s ...