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SKOPJE, Macedonia - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 struck on the outskirts of Macedonia’s capital on Sunday, injuring at least 30 people and causing minor damage to buildings,...

NEW YORK - The Latest on commemorations marking the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks (all times local): 8:45 p.m. U.S. Open champion Stan Wawrinka (vahv-RIHNG’-kuh) took time out at the ...

NEW YORK - Designer Alexander Wang is, by his own description, a total sneakerhead. He once even designed a whole clothing collection around them, with dresses, tops and handbags emulating his favouri...

Team Canada’s most anonymous player takes a quick gaze around a dressing room bursting with superstars and realizes he doesn’t quite fit. A self-described late bloomer, 27-year-old Jake Mu...

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama is joining the nation in remembering the nearly 3,000 people who died in the Sept. 11 attacks 15 years ago. Obama is observing the sombre anniversary with a mo...

BOSTON - The families of two Massachusetts murder victims listened to weeks of gruesome testimony about how a hitchhiker carjacked them, tied them up, stabbed them and slit their throats. Gary Sampson...

FUHEIS, Jordan - It took gumption to pour millions of dollars into starting a brewery in an overwhelmingly Muslim country where many frown on consuming alcohol. Jordanian beer pioneer Yazan Karadsheh ...

LONDON - The trial of Helen Titchener, who stabbed her husband Rob after months of emotional and physical abuse, has gripped Britain, sparked a national debate about domestic violence and brought a fl...

FRANKFURT - A river cruise ship carrying nearly 230 people struck a bridge early Sunday in southern Germany, crushing the wheelhouse and killing two crew members, authorities said. The Viking Freya ha...

BENGHAZI, Libya - Libyan forces loyal to a powerful general on Sunday recaptured two key oil terminals from militias in a surprise attack, according to officials familiar with the operation. They said...