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Philippine quake knocks over building, damages airport
MANILA, Philippines - A strong earthquake in the north Philippines on Monday trapped some people in a collapsed building, damaged an airport terminal and knocked out power in at least one province, of...
Apr 22, 2019
John Singleton of 'Boys N the Hood' hospitalized with stroke
NEW YORK - "Boyz N the Hood" director John Singleton suffered a stroke last week and remains hospitalized, according to his family. Additional details, including his condition, were not immediately av...
Apr 22, 2019
Harry and Meghan's royal baby: Questions asked and answered
LONDON - The time is drawing near for the impending birth of the first child for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. The couple is keeping many details about Meghan's pregnancy an...
Apr 22, 2019
'The Curse of La Llorona' reigns over weekend box office
LOS ANGELES - "The Curse of La Llorona" brought good fortune at the box office. The Warner Bros. horror film based on a Mexican legend about a woman who murdered her children and wanders the world loo...
Apr 22, 2019
Happy birthday: Queen Elizabeth II turns 93 on Easter Sunday
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her 93rd birthday, which this year coincides with Easter Sunday. The queen is marking Easter by attending a service with other senior royals at St. George's ...
Apr 22, 2019
News groups fight to keep Harvey Weinstein's hearing open
NEW YORK - Both sides in Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault case want the media and the public barred from the disgraced movie mogul's next court appearance. News organizations including Thee Associate...
Apr 22, 2019
AP FACT CHECK: Trump, AG spread untruths on Mueller report
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is still distorting the truth about the Russia investigation , claiming exoneration from a special counsel's report that he is also assailing as hopelessly biased. ...
Apr 22, 2019
P.E.I. Greens suspend activities after tragedy in campaign's final days
CHARLOTTETOWN - With the provincial election campaign drawing to a close in P.E.I., Green party Leader Peter Bevan-Baker has suspended all canvassing and other events today as the party grie...
Apr 22, 2019
Notre Dame fire was a warning bell. But will Europe listen?
PARIS - It's a thin line where the patina of age on Europe's countless monuments gives way to the onset of neglect. Like with so many loved ones, all is assumed to be fine, until suddenly it's not. In...
Apr 22, 2019
Nothing wrong with help from Russians, Trump lawyer says
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani insisted there was "nothing wrong" with the president's 2016 campaign taking information from the Russians, as House Democrats pledged steppe...
Apr 22, 2019