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Broken-hearted but not broken: New Zealand prays together

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - New Zealanders observed the Muslim call to prayer Friday in reflecting on the moment one week ago when 50 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques were slain - an act that a...

Mar 23, 2019

FAA to look at Boeing's fixes for 737 Max jets next week

NEW YORK - Boeing on Saturday confirmed the flight-control software fixes that it plans to make for its grounded 737 Max 8, the plane involved in two fatal accidents within five months. The company is...

Mar 23, 2019

Patriots owner apologizes in Florida prostitution case

MIAMI - New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is apologizing after being charged in a Florida massage parlour prostitution investigation. "I am truly sorry," Kraft said in a statement Saturday. "I k...

Mar 23, 2019

Barbra Streisand under fire for Michael Jackson remarks

Barbra Streisand is coming under intense criticism on social media for telling a British newspaper that two men who say they were molested as children by Michael Jackson were "thrilled to be there" an...

Mar 23, 2019

Cruise ship off Norway evacuates passengers by helicopter

HELSINKI - A cruise ship with engine problems sent a mayday call off Norway's western coast on Saturday, then began evacuating its 1,300 passengers and crew amid stormy seas and heavy winds in a high-...

Mar 23, 2019

Ethiopian Airlines chief questions Max training requirements

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The warning and training requirements set for the now-grounded 737 Max 8 aircraft may not have been adequate, in light of the Ethiopian plane crash that killed 157 people, the ...

Mar 23, 2019

Ex-President Temer arrested in Brazil on corruption charges

RIO DE JANEIRO - Former Brazilian President Michel Temer was arrested Thursday on corruption charges, a dramatic development in a sprawling graft probe that has roiled Latin America's largest nation a...

Mar 23, 2019

Cummings concerned about Jared, Ivanka private emails, texts

WASHINGTON - Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter and a powerful White House aide, did not preserve all of her official emails as required by federal law, and her husband, Jared Kushner, used a mess...

Mar 23, 2019

Ferry packed with Iraqis celebrating holiday sinks; 94 die

MOSUL, Iraq - A ferry overloaded with people celebrating the Kurdish new year and Mother's Day capsized in the Tigris River near the Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday, killing nearly 100 people, includi...

Mar 23, 2019

Levi's soars in return to public markets

NEW YORK - Levi Strauss & Co.'s return to the public markets got an enthusiastic reception from investors who believe the iconic brand is ready for a comeback - and still has a lot more room to gr...

Mar 23, 2019