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Ringo calling! If he wants you to sing, who could say no?
LOS ANGELES - If Ringo Starr calls to ask if you'll sing on a song for him, who could possibly say no? The beloved Beatle dug into his contacts for help on the chorus of "Here's to the Nights," his mo...
Mar 18, 2021
Lawyers for Johnny Depp appeal 'wife beater' ruling in UK
LONDON - Lawyers for Johnny Depp moved to overturn a British court ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife, Amber Heard, by arguing Thursday that Heard did not donate all of her $7 million divorce settle...
Mar 18, 2021
EXPLAINER: NKorea's anger to US may actually be an overture
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - After giving the Biden administration the silent treatment for two months, North Korea this week marshalled two powerful women to warn Washington over combined military exe...
Mar 18, 2021
Armenia to hold early parliamentary election in June
YEREVAN, Armenia - Armenia's prime minister on Thursday set an early parliamentary election for June as he sought to defuse the country's political crisis. The opposition, which has demanded Prime Min...
Mar 18, 2021
White supremacist propaganda surged in 2020, report says
NEW YORK - White supremacist propaganda reached alarming levels across the U.S. in 2020, according to a new report that the Anti-Defamation League provided to The Associated Press. There were 5,125 ca...
Mar 18, 2021
Before Canadians are put on trial, China says it follows law
BEIJING - China said it has followed the law and protected the legal rights of two Canadians due to go on trial Friday in a case Canada believes is a pressure tactic over its detention of an executive...
Mar 18, 2021
Iroquois lacrosse team aims to make Olympic competition under its own flag
Iroquois Nationals lacrosse star Randy Staats was angry at first, but he now says an international snub of his team only fuelled his desire to play on the world stage. Three years ago, the Internation...
Mar 18, 2021
Iroquois lacrosse team aims to make Olympic competition under its own flag
Iroquois Nationals lacrosse star Randy Staats was angry at first, but he now says an international snub of his team only fuelled his desire to play on the world stage. Three years ago, the Internation...
Mar 18, 2021
Troubled US-China ties face new test in Alaska meeting
WASHINGTON - The United States and China will face a new test in their increasingly troubled relations when top officials from both countries meet in Alaska. Ties between the world's two largest econo...
Mar 18, 2021
Despite headwinds, House set to OK Dems' immigration bills
WASHINGTON - Democrats seem poised to claim victory in the House's first votes this year on immigration, but moving legislation on the divisive issue all the way through Congress to President Joe Bide...
Mar 18, 2021