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Mississippi drivers can put flag minus rebel X on license

JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi residents who want a state flag without the Confederate battle emblem will soon be able to display one on their license plate. Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill Tuesday autho...

Apr 19, 2019

Thousands rally in Kyiv in support of incumbent president

KIEV, Ukraine - Thousands have rallied in the Ukrainian capital to support President Petro Poroshenko who is trailing in opinion polls ahead of this Sunday's election. Poroshenko will be hoping he can...

Apr 19, 2019

Christian pilgrims march through Jerusalem for Good Friday

JERUSALEM - Thousands of Christian pilgrims and clergy members marched through the ancient stone alleys of Jerusalem's Old City, retracing Jesus' path to crucifixion in observation of Good Friday. The...

Apr 19, 2019

Private cargo ship brings Easter feast to the space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A private cargo ship brought food galore to the International Space Station on Friday. Space station astronaut Anne McClain used a robot arm to capture Northrop Grumman's Cygnus...

Apr 19, 2019

Devotees nailed to crosses on Good Friday in Philippines

SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines - Several Roman Catholic devotees were nailed to wooden crosses in a gory Good Friday ritual in the Philippines, and others flogged themselves or took part in religious pl...

Apr 19, 2019

Tiny Japanese baby is ready to go home after 5 months

TOKYO - A tiny Japanese baby who weighed just 258 grams (9 ounces) when he was born five months ago is going home from the hospital. Ryusuke Sekino was shown on Japanese TV on Friday sitting in his mo...

Apr 19, 2019

Kremlin: No proof in Mueller's report of Russian meddling

MOSCOW - The Kremlin argued on Friday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 400-page report has not offered any credible evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The re...

Apr 19, 2019

Journalist shot dead in Northern Ireland rioting

LONDON - Police in Northern Ireland said Friday the dissident republican group the New IRA was probably responsible for the fatal shooting of a journalist during overnight rioting in the city of Londo...

Apr 19, 2019

Macron meets officials, eyes Notre Dame for legacy-building

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting officials from the United Nations' cultural agency, where he is expected to set out ideas for the reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral. He will me...

Apr 19, 2019

Mueller says Trump efforts to derail probe mostly failed

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump sought the removal of special counsel Robert Mueller, discouraged witnesses from co-operating with prosecutors and prodded aides to mislead the public on his behalf...

Apr 19, 2019