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NEW YORK - Before a late night rehearsal in December, Terrence Floyd couldn't remember the last time he squatted on a drum throne, sticks in hand and ready to perform. Surely, he said, it had not happ...

SILVER SPRING, Md. - Spending on U.S. construction projects rose 1.7% in January as new home building continues to lift the sector. Last month's increase followed small revised gains in December and N...

TORONTO - Professional rugby league in Canada lasted less than four seasons with the Toronto Wolfpack. The Ottawa Aces have yet to take the field. But there are plans to kick-start the sport at the gr...

LOS ANGELES - Chlo Zhao became the second woman to win best director at the Golden Globes and the first female winner of Asian descent on a night in which her film "Nomadland" was crowned the top dram...

Tina Fey asked the tough question 10 minutes into the three-hour Golden Globes broadcast Sunday: Could this whole night have been an email? Well, maybe. We wouldn't have gotten to see the awkwardness ...

LOS ANGELES - From Jason Sudeikis' hoodie to Jodie Foster's bare feet, the stars embraced a virtual Golden Globes, and still found ways to cut loose. There was no red carpet and logjam of celebrities ...

LONDON - Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip has been transferred to another London hospital to continue treatment for an infection. The palace says Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth...

ISLAMABAD - The United States wasted billions of dollars in war-torn Afghanistan on buildings and vehicles that were either abandoned or destroyed, according to a report released Monday by a U.S. gove...

YANGON, Myanmar - Police in Myanmar's biggest city on Monday fired tear gas at defiant crowds who returned to the streets to protest the military's seizure of power a month ago, despite reports that s...

WASHINGTON - As Congress begins debate this week on sweeping voting and ethics legislation, Democrats and Republicans can agree on one thing: If signed into law, it would usher in the biggest overhaul...