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Fire in tutoring centre kills 17 students in western India

NEW DELHI - At least 17 teenage students were killed in a fire that broke out Friday in a tutoring centre in the western Indian city of Surat, police said. Police officer Praveen Chaudhary said more t...

May 24, 2019

UK's Princess Charlotte to start school in September

LONDON - The first day of school can be stressful but Princess Charlotte will have her older brother to lean on if necessary. Kensington Palace said Friday that 4-year-old Charlotte will join her brot...

May 24, 2019

Federal lawsuit filed to block Alabama's new abortion ban

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A federal lawsuit filed Friday asks a judge to block an Alabama law that outlaws almost all abortions, the most far-reaching attempt by a conservative state to seek new restrictions...

May 24, 2019

Kenyan court upholds laws criminalizing same sex relations

NAIROBI, Kenya - A three-judge panel of Kenya's High Court has upheld sections of the country's penal code that criminalize same-sex relations. The judges' unanimous ruling on Friday disappointed Keny...

May 24, 2019

British Steel collapses, threatening thousands of jobs

LONDON - British Steel Ltd has been ordered into liquidation as it struggles with industry-wide troubles and Brexit, threatening 5,000 workers and another 20,000 jobs in the supply chain. The company ...

May 24, 2019

US orders for long-lasting goods fall 2.1% in April

WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for large manufactured goods fell sharply last month, pulled down by lower demand for commercial aircraft and cars. The Commerce Department said Friday that order...

May 24, 2019

Big names headed to New Mexico to film 'The Comeback Trail'

SANTA FE, N.M. - Oscar winners Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones and Morgan Freeman soon will be on their way to New Mexico to start work on "The Comeback Trail." The feature film will begin shooting in...

May 24, 2019

Pitt, DiCaprio talk Tarantino's love letter to Hollywood

CANNES, France - Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio said they forged a "cinematic bond" making Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time a Time ... in Hollywood," while Tarantino bristled at the suggestion a...

May 24, 2019

NKorea says talks won't resume unless US changes position

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea says nuclear negotiations with the United States will never resume unless the Trump administration moves away from what the North describes as unilateral demand...

May 24, 2019

Batali accuser's attorneys: Chef must he held accountable

BOSTON - Lawyers for a woman who says Mario Batali forcibly kissed and groped her in a Boston restaurant in 2017 said Thursday the celebrity chef must be held accountable. Batali, who recently gave up...

May 23, 2019