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Thieves steal Swedish royal jewels, escape by speedboat
COPENHAGEN - Thieves in Sweden walked into a small town’s medieval cathedral in broad daylight and stole priceless crown jewels dating back to the early 1600s before escaping by speedboat, polic...
Aug 1, 2018
Danish ban on face-covering garments enters into force
COPENHAGEN - Supporters and opponents of a ban on garments covering the face, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or burqa, clashed verbally Wednesday as the law takes effect. Marcus Knuth of th...
Aug 1, 2018

Out of line: New Zealand girl gets sexist road signs changed
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Seven-year-old Zoe Carew knew it wasn’t right when she saw people working on power lines near the road and a warning sign that read “LINEMEN.” Her dad was d...
Aug 1, 2018

Correction: Playboy Centerfold-GOP Donor story
LOS ANGELES - In a July 31 story about a lawsuit brought by a former Playboy model against a top fundraiser for President Donald Trump, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the woman was see...
Aug 1, 2018
Judge raps prosecutors over testimony on Manafort's luxuries
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort personally directed millions of dollars in international wire transfers to pay for high-end suits and more than $3 million in improvement...
Aug 1, 2018

Promoting voter ID, Trump claims ID needed to buy groceries
TAMPA, Fla. - President Donald Trump has wrongly claimed that shoppers need to show photo identification to buy groceries, and he is accusing Democrats of obstructing his agenda and stalling confirmat...
Aug 1, 2018

Trump administration cites safety to freeze mileage standard
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration says people would drive more and be exposed to increased risk if their cars get better gas mileage, an argument intended to justify freezing Obama-era toughening ...
Aug 1, 2018

Trump's short-term health plans are cheaper but cover less
WASHINGTON - Consumers will have more options to buy cheaper, short-term health insurance under a new Trump administration rule, but there’s no guarantee the plans will cover pre-existing condit...
Aug 1, 2018
Argentine doctors protest legal abortion ahead of key vote
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A campaign to expand legal abortions in the homeland of Pope Francis is bitterly dividing Argentines - and increasingly even the profession that would be asked to carry them ...
Aug 1, 2018
Hun Sen plays hardball to keep his grip on Cambodia
BANGKOK - Determined to extend his 33 years as Cambodia’s strongman ruler, Prime Minister Hun Sen was not about to let an election derail what he believes is his destiny. The 65-year-old leader ...
Aug 1, 2018