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Suicide bombing at open-air market in Pakistan kills 20

QUETTA, Pakistan - A suicide bomber targeted an open-air market in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 20 people and wounding dozens of others, police and hospital of...

Apr 14, 2019

Johnny Depp's ex-wife asks judge to dismiss his lawsuit

FAIRFAX, Va. - Actress Amber Heard asked a judge Thursday to dismiss a $50 million defamation lawsuit her ex-husband Johnny Depp filed over an op-ed about domestic violence she wrote in The Washington...

Apr 13, 2019

Uber reveals strong growth, huge losses ahead of IPO

SAN FRANCISCO - Uber is providing a look under the hood of its business in the lead-up to its hotly anticipated debut on the stock market, revealing strong growth but an ongoing struggle to overcome h...

Apr 13, 2019

City of Chicago sues Jussie Smollett for investigative costs

Chicago filed a lawsuit against Jussie Smollett on Thursday in a bid to recoup the costs of investigating a racist, anti-gay attack that authorities say was orchestrated by the "Empire" actor as a pub...

Apr 13, 2019

Israeli spacecraft crashes in attempt to land on moon

YEHUD, Israel - An Israeli spacecraft crashed into the moon just moments before touchdown, failing in an ambitious attempt to make history Thursday as the first privately funded lunar landing. The spa...

Apr 13, 2019

Ex-Obama WH counsel charged with lying in lobbying probe

WASHINGTON - Former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig was indicted Thursday on charges of making false statements and concealing information in a federal foreign lobbying investigation that interse...

Apr 13, 2019

Daisy Bates, Johnny Cash statues headed to US Capitol

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Statues of civil rights leader Daisy Bates and country singer Johnny Cash - two of Arkansas' most celebrated icons - are headed to Washington, D.C., to represent the state in a U.S...

Apr 13, 2019

Senate confirms ex-lobbyist David Bernhardt to lead Interior

WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday confirmed acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to lead the department on a permanent basis, despite complaints by Democrats that the former oil and gas lobbyis...

Apr 13, 2019

Morehouse College to take transgender students

The country's only all-male historically black college will begin admitting transgender men next year, marking a major shift for the school at a time when higher education institutions around the nati...

Apr 13, 2019

Nipsey Hussle's fiance, children honour him at public service

LOS ANGELES - Nipsey Hussle's legacy as a community activist, uniter, a doting father and a loving son were underscored at his public memorial service on Thursday, with deeply personal testimonies fro...

Apr 13, 2019